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Wau parliament summons acting governor over recent violence

WAU (14 Apr.)

Members of parliament in Wau State on Thursday summoned the acting
governor, Anthony Charles Nberende to provide briefing on what happened in
Wau town, where dozens of civilians have been killed and several others
wounded in armed clashes.

Speaking to the press in Wau town, the acting governor said unknown gunmen
killed dozens of civilians in an attack earlier this week.Nberende pointed
out that that his government has advised all families of the victims to
open a case with the police against unidentified suspects.

For his part, Santo Domic, the SPLA deputy military spokesperson, claimed
that the situation in Wau town returned to normal since Wednesday.

Eyewitnesses reported that government-aligned militia targeted local
residents based on their ethnicity in residential areas during the latest
upsurge in fighting in Wau town.

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