At least
three persons have been confirmed deceased, six injured, and an unspecified
number of livestock have been raided in Turalei Payam, Twic County.
The incident
happened at Kuec village, Abayok Boma, late Thursday morning.
According to
officials, the gunmen raided the cattle in the grasslands and injured some
herders who were following them.
John Mabior
Marup, the acting commissioner of Twic County, says that the raiders fled with
a huge number of cattle toward Mayom County in Unity State.
“Some youth
from Twic managed to rescue some cattle, and the fighting is still ongoing in
swamp areas as I am speaking,” Marup told Mayardit FM.
However, the
commissioner of Mayom County was not available for comment.