By Kei Emmanuel Duku
In a chilling refugee camp brutality, Superintendent of Police (SP) Asea Collins of North West Nile Region reports 13-year-old South Sudanese girls was raped and strangled to death by a neighbor, who was then lynched by a vengeful mob.
The horror unfolded on March 9, 2026, at about 2:00 a.m. in Keguru Block 12A Extension, Chinyi Village, Paalujo Parish, Palorinya Sub-County, Obongi District, according to the police report from Northwest Nile Region Belameling Police Post c/o Obongi Police Station (SD REF: 06/09/03/2026, OBONGI CRB: 055/2026).
The incident, classified as rape and murder by strangulation, was reported at 11:21 a.m. the same day.
Fatina Liong, mother of the deceased, returned home to a nightmare. “I was alerted and discovered that the accused who was alter killed is a neighbor and had entered the house where my daughter was sleeping alongside her younger sister,” she recounted in her statement to police.
The girl, a Primary Four pupil at Chinyi Primary School, had been alone with her six-year-old sister, Blessing Likiya, when the incident occurred.
Police details paint a grim struggle. The 39-year-old accused who was killed instantly by the mob is a South Sudanese refugee and peasant farmer living in the same block with 13 year old girl.
According Superintendent of Police (SP), the 39 year old man broke into the house and fought with the child in a bid for sexual intercourse, succeeding before killing her by strangulation.
However, his identity was releveled by the younger sister of the deceased, before the community swiftly identified him as the perpetrator and mobbed him to death upon learning of his role.
A case file now drives the investigation, with statements taken from the complainant and witnesses.
“The scene was visited and documented by a police team, including SOCO; photographs were taken for evidence, PF Form 48A and 48B completed, and a post-mortem examination conducted,” SP Collins stated.
SP Collins condemned the violence on both sides, urging the public to report cases timely
“We urge the local community to refrain from mob justice and allow law enforcement to handle suspects through proper legal procedures,” he stated.
He pressed community leaders to tackle substance abuse head-on: “Identify and address issues such as opium smoking within the community; appropriate measures, including referral to rehabilitation centers, should be considered to prevent future incidents.”
As the refugee camp remains gripped by grief and rage, SP Collins confirmed that police continue to sift through evidence in an ongoing investigation.