Kideopo Wildlife Base attacked, 5 people killed
Budi County Commissioner Akileo Mboya during swearing ceremony at Torit Freedom Square on March 5, 2021. [Photo: Radio Tamazuj]
At least one wildlife officer and four of his family members were killed in an attack in Kideopo Wildlife Base, located in Budi County of South Sudan's Eastern Equatoria state on Sunday.
Akileo Mboya Peter Anyanga, Budi County Commissioner told Radio Tamazuj that some armed men stormed the Kideopo Wildlife Base and heartlessly killed a 41-year-old Buya man identified only as Michael, his wife, and their children.
Mboya said the attackers are suspected to be from Ikotos County.