The Temple Police Department in Houston, Texas of the United States is investigating the death of Dritayi Samson Lowa Jambo, the son of a South Sudanese politician who had been reported as a missing person.
According to the police, Dritayi was found dead inside a gray Ford Focus car at around 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, by patrol officers who were dispatched for a non-responsive person found in a vehicle in the 3500 block of SW H.K. Dodgen Loop.
Detectives are now investigating the death.
Last week, family members and the police announced the disappearance of Dritayi, the son of former SPLM Secretary for External Relations, Suzanne Jambo.
On Wednesday evening, Suzanne posted on her Facebook Page: “Dri, may you dance with the angels my Angel. RIP, mommy will always love you son.”
Speaking to Radio Tamazuj earlier on Tuesday, Suzanne Jambo said efforts to locate her 21-year-old son who disappeared on May 4 had been futile.
“It was on Wednesday, May 4th. We woke up and on that day I was feeling some pain in my back. So he decided to go to the nearest pharmacy to bring me some drugs. And since I was unable to cook for the past two days, he decided to go and bring us some food,” Jambo shared her last moments with her son.
“Since then, his phone is off and it has now been two weeks. But I put my faith in God that he will be found. Police searched everywhere but nothing has been detected, including his phone. So this is a strange incident,” she added.
Suzanne, who had expressed her intention to become the President of South Sudan, revealed that she and her son moved to the US after many attempts on the lives of her family members.
“My family left South Sudan due to a lot of targets. Even my younger brother whom I used to see as my right hand was targeted so much and today is disabled. He was attacked by four people and beaten. My elder brother was also attacked by a machete on his head. So I thought the next person would be my son,” she said.
Suzanne pointed out that her decision to relocate to the US was hinged on her son’s enrollment at a university there in 2018.
“I resigned in January 2017 and we formed a new political party in October 2017. My son was enrolled in the university in 2018. So when he joined the University in the U.S, he was still 17 and I decided to follow him and moved to the U.S.,” she added. “I also came with a mission of peace with our communities here. I heard from there that my life became in danger. This is why I decided to stay here. What happened to people such as Dong Samuel and Aggrey Iddri, this could happen to me.”
Asked whether she thought her son’s disappearance was linked to her political activities, Suzanne said, “Sincerely, I don’t know. Only God knows. But the evil spirit that is in South Sudan doesn’t get satisfied with the blood of people. People are killed like chickens in different ways. And yet, leaders are staying and are safe, they do not feel the pain of the people.”
In related news, the body of a veteran freedom fighter and former member of the SPLA Katiba Banat, Aguil Chut-Deng was discovered by police in Brisbane, Australia two weeks ago.
Late Aguil left home for her daily routine exercise on April 26 and did not return. After a five-day search, her body was recovered.
The cause of her death remains unknown.