By Our Correspondent, MAPER
South Sudan
At least
23 people were killed in tit-for-tat clashes between two communities in South
Sudan’s Western Lakes State on Wednesday, the police said.
Captain Elijah Mabor Makuac, a
police spokesperson in the state, told our reporter this morning that
preliminary reports said 23 people were killed in fighting between the Gak and
Manuer sections of the Pakam community in Maper Town of Aloor County.
He added that 47 others were
injured from both parts of the Pakam community.
The police officer pointed out
that the cause of fighting between the two sections remains unclear. Mabor said
security forces have been deployed to hotspots in the area to restore calm.
Marik Nanga Marik, a lawmaker
representing the area in the state legislative assembly, confirmed that deadly
clashes erupted between the Gak and Manuer sections in Maper town yesterday.
Nanga further said details on the
new violence are still scanty, pointing out that no details yet had reached him
about casualties.
In December 2018, local leaders,
youth and women of the Gak and Manuer sections in the counties of Aloor and
Malueeth agreed to end years of inter-communal conflict.
According to reports, the routine
of inter-communal clashes in many parts of the country prevails due to lack of
an efficient justice system. - Africa
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