By Yang Ater Yang<\/p>\n
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Tragedy struck Lakes State on Monday morning when at least two people were killed and two others injured in a road ambush.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n The incident occurred between Amonyping and Paloc Payam, near Kuel-Malony.<\/p>\n Lakes State Police spokesperson, Maj. Elijah Mabor Makuac confirmed the incident to No.1 Citizen Daily Newspaper<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n “This morning, two people were killed by suspected criminals from Unity State, and two others were wounded” he narrated.<\/p>\n Suspected armed individuals from Unity State are believed to be responsible for the attack.<\/p>\n The victims were traveling to Luel village in Among-piny Payam when they were ambushed and shot by the assailants.<\/p>\n “They fell into an ambush by unidentified criminals from neighboring Panyijar County of Unity State” he continued.<\/p>\n He stated that one of the deceased was a soldier from the SSPDF wounded heroes, and the other was a civilian, while the two injured individuals were also civilians.<\/p>\n “The incident occurred at around 9:00 AM, January 15, 2024. The police are still investigating the case to find the truth about the incident” he reported<\/p>\n The State police spokesperson emphasized the importance of maintaining good relations and cooperation between Lakes State and Unity State, despite the actions of criminal elements.<\/p>\n The police spokesperson also appealed to the public to remain vigilant and report any suspicious activity to the authorities.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n “I would want to urge everyone to continue safeguarding the security situation on our common border and counter these criminals,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n Maj. Mabor stressed that once apprehended, the suspects will face courts of law.<\/p>\n \u201cIf they are found, they should be arrested from both sides and brought to book for investigation if they are disturbing the stability of our two neighboring communities,” he said.<\/p>\n The tragic incident serves as a stark reminder of the fragile security situation in South Sudan.<\/p>\n Despite government efforts to foster peace and stability, criminal activity and inter-communal tensions continue to pose significant challenges.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By Yang Ater Yang Tragedy struck Lakes State on Monday morning when at least two people were killed and two others injured in a road ambush. The incident occurred between Amonyping and Paloc Payam, near Kuel-Malony. Lakes State Police spokesperson, Maj. Elijah Mabor Makuac confirmed the incident to No.1[Read More…]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[121,79],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20733","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-lakes-state","category-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20733","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20733"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20733\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20734,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20733\/revisions\/20734"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20733"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20733"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20733"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}