Juba, South Sudan
November 17,2021—At least one man was shot dead in Lyak Village of Ikotos County in Eastern Equatoria State allegedly for impregnating a wife of someone else in the same village.
The deceased, who was identified as Longek Loyira, has been accused of having affairs that led to pregnancy of a woman identified as a wife of his killer, Amali Lojarwa.
According to local authorities, the incident occurred at 10 pm last last week after an earlier attempt in the day to resolve the case through traditional means.
In a statement seen by Nyamilepedia, the Ikotos County police inspector, Warrant Officer Gabriel Arok Akom says the suspect has not yet been arrested but that his officers are pursuing him.
“The village called Iyak is where the incident happened because of a woman. Someone took someone’s wife and they were resolving the case traditionally yesterday (Thursday) but unfortunately at around 10 pm he (Lojarwa) came and killed this man (Loyira) who impregnated his wife,” Police inspector Arok explained.
“I sent the police to the crime scene but this person has not been arrested yet.”, Arok said in a statement.
Youth leader in Ikotos County, Ohisa Abraham Lokoromotoch, condemned the killing and said the killer should have followed traditional ways of resolving the adultery case by engaging through a mediator.
“As the youth leader, I am not happy about the incident that happened because the person who killed the man has taken us as the youth back to zero because we were making this place very peaceful,the issue of adultery is not a new thing and it does not mean that you have to kill a person.” Youth leader Abraham said.
According to Ikotos County Paramount Chief, John Odongi, such cases are common and there is a traditional system in place that the victims should follow instead of taking the law into their own hand.
“These cases are very common and people should go to the law. According to our culture, if such things happen, then people will sit down and a cow has to be given followed by traditional rituals using a goat. People should follow this law because all of us are under the law,” Chief Odongi said.
The paramount chief reiterates that people, who might be tempted to follow the same path to revenge the decease, must not do so but should rather use the available system to seek justice.
“I am urging the relatives of the late to follow the law because revenge is not good.”, he added.
