3 killed, 2 injured in cattle raid in Awerial County
At least three people were killed and two others wounded during a cattle raid in Awerial County of Lakes State over the weekend, local officials said.
Speaking to Radio Tamazuj, the chief inspector of police in Awerial County, Bol Tier, said the attackers who killed three people and wounded two others are suspected to be from Yirol West County.
“It was on Saturday 13 March when the armed youth from Atuot community of Yirol County came in and attempted to raid cows in a place called Mat-bar cattle camp. They were intercepted by the cattle owners resulting in clashes. Three people were killed and two wounded from among the Aliap cattle owners and no cows were taken by the raiders,” said Tier.
Intercommunal fighting on-going in Lakes State
Authorities of the defunct Eastern Lakes State confirmed that inter-communal fighting between Yirol West and Rumbek East counties is on-going in Alualuak Payam after a cattle raid that left one person dead and an unknown number of homes torched in Mayom-cuei village on Sunday.
Speaking to Radio Tamazuj on Monday, the Executive Director of Ngop, Benjamin Mayor Deng said the incident was triggered when armed youth from Alualuak Payam of Yirol West County raided over 70 head of cattle and killed a cattle owner in Akot Payam of Rumbek East county on Sunday evening.
Mayor said when the incident occurred, the armed youth from Rumbek East County of the defunct Western Lakes State attacked the area of Mayom-cuei village and burned down houses.
At least five police officers have been confirmed dead and six others wounded while attempting to rescue over five hundred herds of cattle from raiders in Yirol West County of Lakes State on Tuesday.