Two killed in Lakes state revenge attack

December 22, 2014 (RUMBEK) – Two people were killed in another revenge attacks, which occurred in South Sudan’s Lakes state on Sunday, local officials said.

The Thuyiic and Gony clans reportedly clashed in Rumbek East on, resulting in the deaths of a student and a pastoralist.

“We suspect this killing to be part of the daily revenge attacks which has been going on in Rumbek,” a police officer told Sudan Tribune.

Lakes state authorities, however, claim attempts to investigate and arrest perpetrators have been frustrated by citizens will not share relevant information with security agents.

Lakes state has been blighted by cattle raiding since South Sudan gained independence from the north in July 2011, and continues to be locked in a cycle of inter-clan clashes and revenge killings.

Youth activists and traditional authorities have repeatedly called for the removal of the caretaker governor Matur Chut Dhuol amid claims he has failed to stem the violence. However, president Salva Kiir has so far overlooked the calls.

Dhuol was appointed in January 2012 after president Kiir sacked the elected governor.

(ST)