{"id":48295,"date":"2026-09-28T16:17:16","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T14:17:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/?p=48295"},"modified":"2026-09-28T16:34:20","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T14:34:20","slug":"two-brothers-kill-each-other-over-a-goat-dispute-in-rumbek-north","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/28\/two-brothers-kill-each-other-over-a-goat-dispute-in-rumbek-north\/","title":{"rendered":"Two brothers kill each other over a goat dispute in Rumbek North"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Yang Ater Yang<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Two brothers, who were sons of the Executive Chief of Meen Payam in Rumbek North County, Lakes State, were killed in a gunfight last Wednesday following a dispute over a goat, according to a family member.<\/p>\n

Santino Adong Keloktuol, a family elder, confirmed the incident, saying the two brothers had previously disagreed over a cow. The dispute was resolved by family members and elders without casualties or injuries.<\/p>\n

He said the family later agreed that the elder brother would give the cow to his younger brother, while the younger brother would compensate his elder brother with a goat.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was resolved that the elder brother should give the cow to his junior brother and that the junior brother pay the goat to his elder, which his junior brother accepted,\u201d Keloktuol said.<\/p>\n

However, according to Keloktuol, when the elder brother later went to ask for the goat, the disagreement escalated into gunfire.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen the elder went to him and asked for the goat from his junior, who accepted to pay, the junior started to shoot his elder multiple times until he critically injured his elder brother. His elder brother responded by shooting his junior brother, and both died together,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Daniel Laat, Chairperson of CiSONs and CEPO coordinator in Lakes State, condemned the incident and called for families and communities to address disputes through dialogue.<\/p>\n

He urged young people and other community members to seek help from family elders whenever disagreements arise.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhenever you have a dispute with a young brother over something, there is a need for you to report this to the family members and even to the community that can organise dialogue,\u201d Laat said.<\/p>\n

He said disputes over property and livestock should be resolved through family and community dialogue rather than violence.<\/p>\n

Laat also called on the government to investigate the incident carefully and take steps to prevent the dispute from escalating into further violence within the family.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are urging the government to come in and investigate this with care and also to make sure that this issue does not spill into the family,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He appealed for calm and extended condolences to the family while urging community members not to retaliate or repeat similar acts of violence.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have seen a lot of similar happenings in the State where people are fighting themselves; even relatives are killing themselves over very minor disputes like this issue of a goat,\u201d Laat said.<\/p>\n

He emphasised that dialogue remains an important way of resolving disagreements among relatives, friends, and community members.<\/p>\n

\u201cDialogue is the best way between you and your friend or between you and other family members and other community members in the society,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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