15 killed, 28 wounded in Cueibet clashes, security forces take sides
Police authorities in Cueibet County of Lakes State have said 15 people have been killed and 28 others wounded during inter-communal clashes between three sections of the Gok community comprising of Waat, Joth, and Ayiel.
The fighting between Waat and Joth which was joined by other sections of the Gok community was triggered by the killing of a prison officer, Captain Makol Mathiang, who hailed from the Waat section in Mayath Payam on Tuesday evening.
The acting commissioner of police in Cueibet Town, Colonel Machar Muorwel, told Radio Tamazuj that tension is still very high on the ground and there are no forces to rescue the situation.