By Manas James
April 28 (Jonglei Times)-Authorities
from Twice North County of Jonglei State said suspected gun men from Boma State
attacked Wangole of Twice Central and made away with nearly 500 herds of
cattle.
Deng
Mabeny Kuot, Twice North County commissioner said the attackers clashed with
the youth from the area before making away with the cattle’s.
Deng
said they were no casualties from the confrontation and he said the youth are
still pursuing the attackers to recover looted cattle’s.
Boma
State information minister Achuan John said he had no information on attack in
Wangole by suspected youths from his area.
Deng said
that the attackers are IO Faction loyal to the former first-Vice president Riek
Machar.
The two
states of Jonglei and Boma states have in recent months been trading accusations over
cattle raiding and child abduction.
Many
peace initiatives aimed at calling a halt to decades of child abduction and
cattle raiding have seemingly bore no fruits.
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