Thousands of people continue to flee Kajo-Keji area in South Sudan's Central Equatoria due to rampant insecurity, UN spokesperson said on Friday evening.

In a press briefing in New York, Stephane Dujarric, the Spokesman for the UN Secretary-General, said they received reports from humanitarian organizations that thousands of people have been displaced from areas in and around Kajo-keji, causing the outflow of civilians across the border to Uganda.

He further said more than 4,000 people arrived into Uganda on 28 January alone.

The spokesman pointed out that refugees report killings of civilians, sexual violence, and fears of arrest and abduction as their main reasons for fleeing.

"There are currently around 30,000 people who were previously displaced from other locations in Central Equatoria sheltering in three internally displaced persons’ sites in Liwolo area, outside of Kajo-Keji,"said Dujarric.

He noted that humanitarians are responding to the needs of displaced people but are facing increasing challenges as local businesses have shut down and reports of insecurity are rising.

File photo: Refugees arrive in Uganda after fleeing violence in South Sudan, Jan. 6 2014 (Credit: VOA)