Over 10 killed, 7 wounded in Lakes State cattle raid
Lakes State officials have confirmed that more than 10 people were killed and seven others wounded, including polio vaccinators in a cattle raid in Lakes State on Sunday.
The police spokesman Captain Elijah Mabor Makuac told Radio Tamazuj that a group of armed youth allegedly from Rumbek North County went to raid cattle from the neighboring Gok community, resulting in the violence that led to the deaths.
“It happened yesterday (Sunday) at 1 pm. In the morning a group of armed youth from Rumbek North went to raid cattle in Gok at 11 am. They fought, five people were killed and four injured from both sides. Two people were killed from the attackers’ side and one person was injured. The ones who were attacked, three were killed, three injured. The fighting continued and the attackers were chased away,” Mabor explained. “Until 1 pm an NGO vehicle heading to Maker fell in the crossfire and was shot at. Two people were killed,