The Head of the Region's Press Secretariat, Ugetu Ading, said the armed men have been attacking the region from time to time as its border with
According to the secretariat, the Murle armed men crossed the border on
Ugetu pledged intensive work was being carried out by the regional special forces and militias to go after the assailants and to take the necessary action and thereby called on the public to cooperate with the security forces. He said the region is currently using its special forces and militias to maintain peace and security in the affected areas and urged the community to remain vigilant as Murle militants could sneak in different places.
The press secretariat also recalled that the Murle militants on a recently infiltrated in to the Nuer zone and Anuwa zones, abducting four children and looting cattle, killing 11 people.
Last month, in a similar circumstance, the Gambella region police commission stated that gunmen from
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