Youth activist killed in South Sudan’s Lakes state
August 30, 2015 (RUMBEK) – A renowned youth activists have been killed in Rumbek East county of South Sudan’s Lakes state, relatives and officials told Sudan Tribune.
A Criminal Investigation Department said a team was dispatched to probe the incident
“Although Makuer was the most influential youth member, he never took sides in all cycles of revenge occurring in Lakes state,” the officer, who preferred anonymity, said.
Meanwhile, unknown gunmen reportedly killed a primary eight pupil along with his father in Mabui village near Rumbek airstrip on Friday night.
Dut Makat’s father, Makat Moon was a soldier in the army’s division six headquarters.
The state government has intensified the search for the suspected gunmen believed to be from Rup section of Rumbek Central county.
Lakes state has experienced waves of violence following the unsolved murder of paramount chief Apareer Chut Dhuol, an elder brother of the embattled caretaker governor, Matur Chut Dhoul.
There have been growing demands among Lakes state residents for Dhuol’s removal, but President Salva Kiir has overlooked these calls.
Local police say state authorities have become increasingly isolated, with the public refusing to share information with law enforcement officers, making it difficult to maintain law and order in the region.
(ST)