The police in Mapel Town’s Alur Payam in Western Bahr el Ghazal State’s Jur River County are holding a man for killing another who was trespassing near a house where four girls were sleeping at night.
Speaking to Radio Tamazuj from Mapel Town on Tuesday, Lt. Marko Manut Aguek, the officer in charge of the local police station, said the incident happened last week on 5 November in the Chono area situated southwest of Mapel Town.
He said since the incident happened, the suspect, Mayol Tong Mayol, was being held by the SPLA-IO forces who control the area and was handed to the police three days ago before being transferred to Wau Town for investigations.
“The issue happened in relation to some young girls on the night of 5 November. The deceased was looking for a place where four girls were sleeping and when he was stopped, he ran and this is when he was speared to death,” he explained. “The suspect was still under SPLA-IO custody and after they completed their investigation, they brought the killer to us in Mapel. This person spent three days with us and was taken to Wau yesterday (Monday).”
According to Lt. Manut, the family of the deceased is yet to formally open a police case because they demanded that the suspect first be transferred to Wau Town. He said the situation on the ground is calm after the incident and urged the community not to take the law into their own hands.
“The security situation is normal, people are going about their duties and I hope nothing more will happen,” he stated. “If one person has committed a crime, let the law take its course and I do not want any problem to happen again.”