ECSS crisis: security forces and congregants clash in Bor, 4 injured
Four people were injured when members of the Episcopal Church of South Sudan (ECSS) in Bor town, Jonglei State clashed with security forces at the church premises on Saturday.
The clashes reportedly erupted following a misunderstanding between the congregants and the forces deployed to shut down the Langbar (B) St. Peter Parish.
According to the police, the shutdown was intended to halt simmering tensions between two ECSS factions in Bor.
The August defrocking of the Bishop of the Jonglei Internal Province Reuben Akurdit Ngong by the ECSS primate Justin Badi Arama over disobedience saw the church divided as Akurdit rejected the move.