Turkana, KENYA
Five
people were killed in Kakuma refugee camp in northwestern Kenya on Tuesday
after a clash between refugees from Sudan and South Sudan, community leaders
said Wednesday.
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| Kakuma refugee camp |
The Nuba community council
member, Bibo Andrew John, told our reporter that this morning that the deadly
fighting began when young boys from the Nuer and the Nuba communities fought
after a football match on Tuesday.
"Five people including a
woman were killed from the Nuba at Kakuma 3 and five others sustained injuries
during the fighting. Death toll is expected to rise," Bibo said.
He further said clashes
resumed between the two ethnic groups, the Nuer and the Nuba, at the refugee
camp this morning. "The situation is tense now because fighting has
resumed. Pangas, spears and stones are being used in the fighting," he
explained.
Stephen Nyang Malaual, the
former chairperson of the Nuer community at the refugee camp, confirmed that
fighting erupted between the two communities.
Nyang said clashes erupted on
Tuesday when teenagers from the two groups, the Nuba and the Nuer, fought after
a football match.
He revealed that at least 9
people were injured from their side. Nyang said that community leaders and police
authorities are trying to control the security situation.
The former community leader
disclosed that several people had been arrested by the police.
Established in 1991 under the
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Kakuma refugee camp,
which is located at Kenya’s border with South Sudan, is home to approximately
165,000 refugees and asylum seekers of over 18 different nationalities. -
Africa
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