By William Madouk
At least five people sustained gunshot injuries after being shot at by a rogue police officer in Hai Cinema on Saturday evening.
According to South Sudan People’s Defence Forces (SSPDF)’s Spokesperson, Maj Gen Lul Ruai Koang, an officer identified as 1st-Lt Marial went and had dinner at a Sudanese-owned restaurant and refused to pay a bill.
“Upon eating, Marial refused to pay bills resulting in a minor quarrel with the owner. In an unexpected turn of events, Maria left, returned with a loaded gun and immediately opened fire,” said Ruai in a statement.
“Which resulted in five people sustaining gunshot wounds,” he continued.
Army spokesperson said the officer was instantly arrested and he is now in detention at police headquarters, Buluk.
“The rogue officer was immediately arrested by CID officers and is currently detained at ICT, Police HQs– Buluk,” Ruai noted.
Besides, general Ruai revealed that the Criminal Investigation Department officers are still searching for the culprits who shot at pedestrians waiting for a bus at the Seventh Day roundabout.
“Operations aimed at arresting gunmen who opened fire on pedestrians at Seventh Day Round are still underway,” he revealed.
These two latest incidents came over a week ago when heavy night gunfire in Juba was ignited by two drivers who defied some security checks.
General Ruai earlier narrated that those two separate incidents led to the rain of bullets, which rocked Juba City.
He told journalists that the first incident involved a Primo car whose driver, identified as Moulana or Advocate, Santino Simon Abang, refused to stop at the Kololo night security checkpoint, which prompted the first shooting at around 10 o’clock.
He stated that Advocate Abang had two underage girls, whom, he picked up from Konyo-Konyo on the understanding that he was to drop them off in the Mangateen suburb.
SSPDF spokesman further stated the second shooting was witnessed near Dr. John Garang Mausoleum, around the ministry’s road junction near the JICA water plant.
It involved a tinted Pajero vehicle registration number 008 JVMM, a car belonging to the SSPDF, driven by the second suspect, Tong Yai Akoon.
Like his co-accused, Yai also fled the security checkpoint next to the JICA water plant project site near parliament premises, triggering the second sporadic shooting.