Four people killed on Juba-Nimule highway
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General view of Juba Nimule road leading to Nimule Park and
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October 3, 2016 (JUBA) – At least 3 traffic police officers and a
village local chief have been killed by unknown gunmen on Sunday along
South Sudan’s main road linking the capital, Juba, to Uganda, police
spokesman has said.
The killed traffic officers, whose identities have not been released,
were attacked on a check point on Juba-Nimule highway at Nyolo, a
village some 90km from Juba.
“The gunmen shot three [traffic] police officers dead and attempted to
hijack [the] police car,” said South Sudan Police’s spokesman, Brig.
Gen. Daniel Justin Boula, speaking to reporters in Juba on Monday.
Gen. Boula said the gunmen ran to neighboring Nelo village as the
police and the army were pursuing them, adding “The gunmen opened fire
on a village and a killed Nelo head chief.”
Attacks on Juba-Nimule highway surged since conflict resumed in July
in Juba between the government of President Salva Kiir and his former
deputy, Riek Machar. The SPLM in Opposition often accuses the
government of allegedly attacking their positions in Magwi county near
the border with Uganda.
The government could not however name the source of the gunmen nor
arrested any of them.
(ST)
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4 October 07:23, by Midit Mitot
Unknown gunmen are also within your unprofessional army, whom do
you blame? kill yourselves and blame yourselves. Freedom fighters are
just waiting for your offensive against their territory, don,t try to
accuse them Yaaaaaaaaah unknown gunmen.
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