Bor, South Sudan
November 24, ,2021 — Responding to the recent incident in Bor town, in which Murle civilians were killed, officials from the Greater Pibor Administrative Area (GPAA) said at least 11 civilians who left for the Jonglei State capital, Bor town, to sell their cattle were targeted and all killed between Friday and Saturday.
According to the GPAA information minister, Jay Adingora Lual, the incident took place in the town of Bor on Friday afternoon and it continued until Saturday.
“The incident happened yesterday (Friday) when our youth who were selling their cattle and some of them who were buying items in the market were attacked by the youth of Bor within Bor town,” Adingora explained.
The GPAA minister of information confirmed that another 4 civilians were killed on Saturday following the incident on Friday, making the total number of Murle killed in Bor 11.
“As of yesterday, seven were killed on the spot and today four more people were killed.”, Minister Lual told Radio Tamazuj.
Lual condemned the ‘targeted killing’ and called for the perpetrators to be apprehended.
“The rumor we heard was that these people were killed as a revenge for two people killed in Anyidi. It is unfortunate that people are killed within the town for crimes of which we can not accept or deny if they were done by Murle youth. So we want our sisterly state, Jonglei to investigate this,” he said.
In response, Hon. Judi Jonglei, a GPAA lawmaker and a prominent Murle elder, called on the Jonglei and national governments to intervene, expressing concerns that the matter could escalate if those involved in the crime commission are not immediately arrested.
On her part, Hon. Veronica William, Jonglei state information minister, said those were killed were only two and she was not aware if the number goes beyond since she has been away from the area.
“What I heard was that two people were killed in the side of Anyidi yesterday (Friday). About 11 people were killed in Bor, I am not aware if it might have happened because I just returned from Juba.”, William said.
