The government of Northern Bahr el Ghazal State has suspended traffic on the Aweil-Mairem commercial corridor following the deadly clashes which claimed about 24 lives according to multiple sources.
The Northern Bahr el Ghazal State government has confirmed that armed horse-riding Masseriya tribesmen from Sudan on Tuesday morning attacked and overrun a village in Aweil East County killing and injuring people in the process.
More than 10 armed men suspected to be from Sudan last Friday raped a 17-year-old girl and looted passengers along Mairem-Majok road, the Northern Bahr el Ghazal State security advisor said.