South Sudan: Contemporary Cross Border Assault By South Sudan’s Murle Militants Kill 10, Injure 12 in Gambella Area

Addis Abeba — A recent assault by the Murle tribe militants from neighboring South Sudan within the Nuer zone of Ethiopia’s Gambella area has killed 10 people, whereas 12 others sustained minor and severe accidents.

The attackers initiated the assault by indiscriminately opening hearth on native folks in two woredas specifically Wantuwa and Makuwei throughout the late hours of Saturday, 20 Might in keeping with the regional authorities press secretariat.

In line with the press secretariat, the chief administrator of the Nuer zone stated the gunmen infiltrated the border on Saturday night time, leading to one fatality and one harm within the Bilkech kebele of Makuwei woreda, whereas the militants claimed the lives of 9 people and inflicted severe and minor accidents on eleven others in Mekaneyesus Church of Matahar city of Wantuwa woreda.

People with crucial accidents have been promptly transferred to Gambella Basic Hospital for pressing medical remedy, whereas these with minor accidents have sought care at native healthcare services, it acknowledged.

Gambela area’s vice chairman Tenkuwe Jok, together with different prime officers visited the victims on Sunday, and expressed profound grief over the incident whereas unequivocally condemning the actions carried out by the Murle tribe militants.

He underscored the unwavering dedication of the regional authorities to carry the attackers to justice and affirmed that strong protecting measures can be applied to forestall any recurrence of such incidents sooner or later.

On 07 February the Murle tribe militants attacked Utuyo village in Gog district of Anyuak zone, killing two folks and critically injuring one other one, the area’s communications bureau reported.

In January final 12 months the Gambella police fee stated militiamen from South Sudan’s Murle tribe crossed the border and launched an attack on the region leaving eight people dead and 5 others injured.

It was adopted by one other assault within the second week of February, identical 12 months, the place Murle armed males killed one, injured two others and kidnapped three youngsters in Dima Refugee Camp and Gog district of Anyuak zone.

The regional authorities has repeatedly referred to as on communities to actively defend their localities along with the federal government’s makes an attempt to cease comparable assaults within the two zones sharing wider border with South Sudan; Anyuak and Nuer. AS