Five people killed, one wounded in Rumbek Central County in revenge attack
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By Manyang Mayom
May 2, 2011 (RUMBEK) - The Commissioner of Rumbek, Lakes state, Matur
Majok Magol, has said that “five people were killed in cold blood last
night in Rumbek Central county,” on Monday by pastoralist youths he
suspected to be from Cueibet county, also of Lakes state, who were
seeking to revenge.
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The commissioner of Rumbek, Lakes state, Matur Majok Magol (www.sosanews.com)
According to commissioner, there were recent clashes between residents
of Rumbek county and Cueibet county that lead to the death of one
woman in Cuibet. The woman was killed by pastoralist youth from Rumbek
North county.
Four women including and young girl and a mother of one half year old
baby and one man were killed in the attack.
Commissioner of Cueibet county, Mayom Malek said that “police in
Cueibet county are now being instructed to follow up this issue and
justice will take place as the culprits are brought book.”
However, Lakes state legislative assembly member Mabor Ater Dhuol,
affirmed that Rumbek central county commissioner has failed to provide
sufficient protection to citizens of Pool-bet, where the recent attack
took place.
Dhuol said that “there are five people confirmed to have been killed
on the ground, by gunshot.” He went onto criticise the authorities by
saying “There is no protection provide to them by county authority.”
Commissioner Magol, denied the accusation of negligence, saying that
“Mabor Dhuol is a lair – I have provided enough police forces at the
zone of clashes - there are enough security personnel monitoring the
situation and I am now receiving daily updates on how the situation is
being brought under control by both counties: Cueibet and Rumbek
central county”.
Alual Marial, a woman who was at the scene said that the four women
and one man killed were sleeping at their house, that they were not
aware of what is going on and that they were killed between 12.00pm
and 1.00am by Cueibet pastoralist youths.
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