4 killed, three injured in Nyirol revenge killing – Sudans Post
BOR – Authorities in South Sudan’s Jonglei state report that 4 individuals have been killed and three others injured in deadly revenge clashes between the Cie-Pual and Cie-Khertut sections of the Cie-Dumin neighborhood in Nyirol County.
The killings occurred Wednesday in Lankien, the headquarters of Nyirol County in Jonglei state.
Speaking to Sudans Post on Friday, Jonglei State Minister for Information Nyamar Lony Thichot stated the battle was a revenge killing that led to the deaths of the 4 people.
“There was a person murdered in August by members of the Cie-Dumin community; he was from Cie-Pual. On October 29, the brother of the person murdered in August came to Lankien and, upon seeing the brother of the person who killed his sibling, immediately shot and killed him on the spot,” she stated.
“The casualties were four dead and three injured during the fight,” she added.
Lony stated the combating rapidly escalated between the 2 communities, leading to additional deaths. She stated state authorities are working to calm the scenario between the teams.
She urged residents to not take the regulation into their very own fingers, including that state authorities had already arrested the unique homicide suspect from the August killing.
“The authorities immediately took action, and blood compensation was made to the family of the person killed in August. They thought the situation was calm, that the case was addressed, and that there would be no further revenge,” Lony stated.
“Revenge killing is just senseless killing that is not going to help our communities—certainly not for development or peace,” she added. “If you look at revenge killing, it’s just ending up taking the life of someone who may not even be responsible for what happened.”
Minister Lony stated county authorities are trying to find the person answerable for the most recent deaths after his act of revenge.
“When he fired the first shot and killed that person, he immediately ran away, but the commissioner is searching for him so he can be arrested and held accountable for bringing this chaos to the town,” Lony stated.