JUBA – Two civilians were killed and two others injured in a tragic attack in Gogrial East County in South Sudan’s Warrap State, after being “mistaken for cattle raiders” because they were speaking the Nuer language.
The incident occurred on Friday night in Mawut-Apuk village when armed men ambushed the four victims as they walked home. According to county commissioner Marko Garang Anyar, the assailants opened fire on the group at around 10:00 p.m., killing two on the spot and leaving the others with serious injuries.

Commissioner Anyar, speaking to this publication on Tuesday, described the attack as shocking and deeply distressing to the local community. He identified the deceased as Kuot Akec Majok and 21-year-old Weng Chol Atem, while the injured were named as 23-year-old Maring Achuil Mawan and 21-year-old Achok Malual.