Two boys who went missing for two days while herding cattle in Uror County of Jonglei state were found dead on Monday, local officials said.
Speaking to Radio Tamazuj, Uror County Commissioner, James Tang Chatiem, said the boys were herding their cattle at the outskirts of Wickol Payam when they went missing only to be found dead.
“The boys aged 13 and 14. They were herding about 130 cows in the bushes of Lankier when they went missing on February 5,” he said.
The county commissioner pointed out that youth are still pursuing the attackers’ footprints to recover the stolen animals.