By Yang Ater Yang A 30-year-old breastfeeding mother has died after a passenger vehicle was attacked by unidentified assailants while travelling from Warrap State to Juba, according to police reports. The woman left behind a 9-month-old child. Lakes State Police spokesman Major Elijah Mabor Makuac detailed that the attack[Read More…]
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Parliament to query halted Warrap State secretariat construction
By Yiep Joseph Warrap State Parliament has revealed plans to question the executive branch regarding the sudden halt in the construction of the state secretariat. Following his appointment, Governor Kuol Muor set up his office under a tree, vowing to continue operations in those conditions until proper facilities were[Read More…]
Warrap records 10 snakebite cases as floods ravages
By Yiep Joseph Authorities in Warrap State are alarmed by a recent registration of ten snakebite cases in the flood-affected Mangar-Ajak village. In an interview, Warrap State Minister of Information and Communication, Wol Mayom, confirmed that a team of seven, including the Minister of Health verified the incidents. “We[Read More…]
Warrap governor urges pupils to value education
By John Akoon Governor of Warrap State, Kuol Muor Muor, has urged primary school pupils not to take their education for granted. Speaking during the bell ringing for mock examinations for primary eight pupils at Ammy Robbins Primary School, Governor Muor emphasized the importance of education in building a[Read More…]
Malaria cases surge in Tonj East County
By Hou Akot Hou Health authorities in Tonj East County, Warrap State, are appealing for urgent medical assistance as malaria cases surge, resulting in several fatalities. County Health Director Mr. Francis Maluk reported that approximately five people have died due to malaria-related complications. Maluk highlighted that the worsening health[Read More…]
Inter-communal clashes leave 45 dead in Warrap
By Hou Akot Hou Inter-communal violence in Tonj East County, Warrap State, has resulted in the deaths of allegedly over 45 people over the weekend, according to local authorities. The clashes occurred between the Thiik and Luany-juang communities and were reportedly triggered by revenge killings involving armed youth. Authorities[Read More…]
Sudanese trader killed along Abyei-Twic highway
By Hou Akot Hou A Sudanese businessman has been shot and killed by unknown bandits on the highway connecting Twic and Abyei Administrative Area in Malual-Aleu. The incident occurred on Tuesday around 6:00 PM, Wednesday. According to Joint Operation Major General Kuai Ajak, who is posted in the Malual-Aleu[Read More…]
Man kills cousin over land
By Hou Akot Hou Police in Kuajok, Warrap state, have arrested a suspect accused of stabbing his cousin to death over a dispute about agricultural land. According to Lt. Colonel Andrew Kuot, the head of the crimes section in Kuajok, the incident occurred when the two men got into[Read More…]
Seven killed in Warrap cattle camp attack
By Deng Ghai Deng At least seven people, including three children and a teenage girl, were killed in a cattle camp in Warrap’s Tonj East County on Tuesday. William Wol, the Warrap State Information Minister, confirmed the grim details of the incident, which occurred during the early hours when[Read More…]
Woman loses tooth in robbery attack
By Hou Akot Hou A woman in Twic County, Warrap State, was robbed and assaulted by three unknown assailants. The victim, Ayel Mawein Ajak, a resident of Anapkou village, recounted the harrowing ordeal. According to Abdalla Deng Mou, the police inspector in Twic, the robbers approached the woman’s house[Read More…]
Police arrests suspects for beating, imprisoning child in suitcase
By Hou Akot Hou The police in Akoch Payam, Twic County, Warrap State, have apprehended two suspects accused of handcuffing, beating, and imprisoning a minor within their residence in Awut-yiir village. According to Ngor Agoth, the police inspector, the accused individuals, Aguer Akoon Nyoon and her sibling, are alleged[Read More…]
Two killed in cattle raid in Warrap
By Hou Akot Hou Authorities in Tonj South County, Warrap State, have reported that two people, a soldier and a civilian, were killed on Tuesday during an attack on cattle herders. According to Marko Mawein Madut, the police inspector in the county, the incident occurred when a group of[Read More…]
Warrap battles conjunctivitis outbreak
By Hou Akot Hou Residents of Warrap State are grappling with an outbreak of conjunctivitis, a highly contagious eye infection commonly known as “red eye.” According to health practitioners in the state, the affected areas are primarily concentrated in the counties of Twic Mayardit, Tonj South, Tonj North, and[Read More…]
Seven killed, homes burned in Warrap State attack
By Rehan Ajuet Moun Authorities in Warrap State have accused armed youths from the neighboring Abyei Administrative Area, known as the “Titbaai”, of carrying out deadly attack on Malual Aleu village last week. This comes following the killing of at least seven people and several homes burned to ashes[Read More…]
One killed, 2 injured in cattle raid
By Rehan Ajuet Moun A deadly cattle raid in Twic County, Warrap state has left one person dead, and two others wounded, according to the Twic County Commissioner’s office. Mr. Santo Ngong Deng, the Office Manager of the Twic County Commissioner, reported that the incident occurred on Tuesday at[Read More…]
Electricity kills man in Warrap
By Hou Akot Hou A 25-year-old man was electrocuted and killed on the spot at Akon payam in Gogrial West County, Warrap State on Thursday. The victim, identified as Deng Chan, was a trader who sold phones and SIM cards. He reportedly climbed on the roof of his tukul[Read More…]
Police detains 11 over violence
By Hou Akot Hou Police in Twic County in Warrap state, have detained 11 young men accused of involvement in a violent altercation over the weekend. According to authorities, the group of youths engaged in a physical fight at the Nyin-deng Ayuel checkpoint, resulting in one individual sustaining a[Read More…]
Warrap suspends local courts over cultivation
By Hou Akot Hou Authorities in Warrap State have suspended local customary courts to allow farmers, including chiefs and youth, to prepare their land for the planting season. Governor Kuol Muor Muor announced the suspension at a peace rally in Twic County. Addressing the peace rally Mr. Muor noted[Read More…]
Inter-state conflict affecting Gogrial East -MP
By Kidega Livingstone Inter-communal conflict and cattle raiding are endangering the lives of people in Gogrial East County of Warrap State, an area Member of Parliament has said. MP. Mary Atong told the national parliament that people normally come to attack and raid cattle of her community. “My people[Read More…]
Gunman shoots one dead, injures 3 others
By Hou Akot Hou At least one person was killed, and three others wounded in a gunfire on Tuesday at Yith-Liet market in Kuac South Payam, Gogrial West County, Warrap State. The area Police Inspector, Joseph Mathony confirmed the incident to the media. “An armed assailant opened fire indiscriminately[Read More…]