Local authorities in Mayiandit County of Unity State have confirmed that an MSF health worker identified as Babek Gatluak Paul was killed and 3 other people were wounded on Saturday when armed youth from Koch County raided 200 head of cattle from Rubnor boma.
The commissioner of Mayiandit County, Gatluak Nyang, told Radio Tamazuj Monday that armed youth from Koch County went to Rubnor boma to raid cattle and they targeted the house of Babek Gatluak Paul.
“At 11 am on Saturday, I received information that young boys who came from Koch County attacked to raid cattle in Mayiandit County and they killed this man (Babek) and they took 200 cows from Rubnor Boma,” Commissioner Nyang said. “I talked to my executive director and he rescued and secured the situation and at 1 pm. The youth from Mayiandit went there and they managed to return the 200 raided cows from Koch County.”
He said one of the three wounded people was receiving treatment at the MSF health facility in Leer County while two others are being treated at the Mayiandit County health facility.
He said calm had returned to the area.
“There is no problem now. I even we talked to the commissioner of Koch County and he is very worried about that incident.”
Commissioner Nyang said, together with the commissioners of Leer and Koch counties, they are going to take measures to address the security situation in the area.