One man was killed and two others remain missing after people from an internally displaced persons (IDP) camp in Bor, Jonglei State, were attacked while collecting firewood outside the site, a community leader said.
James Chakuen Gatluak, a leader at the IDP camp in Bor town, told Radio Tamazuj on Saturday that the community believes the violence — including killings and looting — is linked to ongoing fighting in northern parts of Jonglei between government forces and SPLA-IO fighters.
“On Jan. 22, some people who left the camp for the bush to collect firewood were attacked, resulting in the death of one person, while two others are still missing,” Gatluak said.
He cited earlier incidents, including a Jan. 16 attack in which a man was assaulted and his phone stolen, and a Jan. 18 robbery along the Anyidi road in which a motorbike was looted.
Another resident had four chairs taken from him at the same location the following day, he said.
Gatluak condemned the attacks and called on authorities to improve security around the camp.
No group has claimed responsibility.
The Bor site was established in 2013 as a United Nations-run Protection of Civilians camp during the civil war. It was officially handed over to the government and redesignated as an IDP camp in September 2020 as part of a broader transition by the U.N. mission in South Sudan, following reported improvements in security.
Calls to Jonglei State Information Minister Nyamar Lony, Local Government Minister Simon Hoth Dul, and Bor County Commissioner Samuel Ateny Pech were not answered.