A couple shot dead in South Sudan’s Yambio county
June 3, 2016 (YAMBIO) – A man of about 59 years old and his wife were shot dead on Thursday night by unknown gunmen in the outskirt of Yambio town, capital of Western Equatoria state, in Baakiwiri area.
Rotto in one of ethnic Azande key literature writers and long serving teacher in Western Equatoria.
One of his sons, Justin Rotto, said his late parents were attacked at midnight by armed people who came to their house while they were sleeping and opened fire, killing both of them on their bed as they were sleeping.
The attackers, he said, who escaped after killing the couple, did not loot any single item in the house.
Justin added that his father was not a politician nor involved himself in criminal activities which could result to his death, and until now, it is unclear as to why his late father was killed without any information of threat from anybody.
Speaking to Sudan Tribune, the commissioner of Yambio county, Grace Apollo, condemned the “barbaric act” of killing the late who he described as a “resourceful person” among the community and in the state in general.
He lamented that many important people have lost their lives during the conflict which erupted last year in Western Equatoria and it was unfortunate that no one has been apprehended as the perpetrators remain unknown gunmen.
Grace stated that the government will launch investigation into the killing of innocent leaders in Yambio county and to bring the criminals to justice. Many people have been killed in cold-blood and others are killed and burnt in their houses and no one has been arrested so far.
Unfortunately, on the same night, an old woman of over 60 years of age was raped to death by a group of people in Yambio town and her body was found in the morning.
Late last year, an old woman of 71 years old was raped by a group of gangs and she died in Yambio Civil Hospital days later.
(ST)