Authorities in Western Lakes State have arrested a suspect over deadly attacks that occurred in Eastern Bahr Naam County headquarters last Saturday, police said.
Speaking to Radio Tamazuj on Friday, the state police spokesperson, Capt. Elijah Mabor Makuac said one of the six people who shot dead a soldier and a community police officer has been arrested.
A student and another police officer were also injured in the attack.
“One of the suspects has been arrested by the state security forces for having shot dead at least two people. The security forces are still looking for the other five suspects that are still at large. The suspect is now under investigation,” Mabor explained.
Although the county has been relatively stable, a few robbery cases have been reported on the road to the capital, Juba.