Jonglei State, South Sudan
January 10, 2022—Two bodies of four boys who have gone missing since last week in Uror County of Jonglei State were found in neighboring Nyirol County two days ago.
Last week, authorities in Uror County reported that four boys went missing while herding their cattle on the outskirts of Motot Payam.
In a statement seen by Nyamilepedia, Nyirol County Commissioner, James Bol Makuei says the two out of four missing boys were found by local youth on Friday.
“While the local youth were returning to Uror County after pursuing the attackers without success, they found the two boys dead between Karam and Pading Payam,” Commissioner Makuei quoted by Radio Tamazuj to have said.
For his part, Brigadier Marial Gatluak, the county police inspector, identified the dead ones as Manyang Mabil Tut and Luk Bol.
Gatluak accused some youth from the Greater Pibor Administrative Area (GPAA) of being behind the incident.
Nyang Korok, the deputy head of the greater Pibor area’s human rights commission, condemned the recurring attacks in Jonglei State last week and reiterated that their government is fully committed to working for peace in the two neighboring communities.
“The chief administrator was recently in Nanaam to engage youth on peace. We cannot deny that some of our youth might have been involved in cattle raids. So, we are working with Jonglei State to bring peace,” Korok said.
