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Africa-Press<\/a> – South-Sudan<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Authorities in South Sudan\u2019s Maridi County of Western Equatoria state are telling Sudans Post that the County\u2019s police commissioner Brigadier Chol Deng and one of his cousins were both shot dead last evening by unidentified gunmen, sparking panic among the area\u2019s civil population.<\/p>\n

Speaking to Sudans Post this afternoon, a senior government official in Maridi but who is currently in Juba said the area\u2019s police chief and his unnamed cousin were shot dead at home when unidentified armed men broke into their fence killing the two and wounding one other.<\/p>\n

\u201cYesterday evening, the Police Commissioner of Maridi County Brig. Dhol Deng and one of his cousins were killed by a group of armed men. They broke into his house, wounded a guard and then killed the police commissioner and his cousin whom I cannot identify,\u201d he told a Sudans Post report.<\/p>\n

The senior government official who refused to be named for the sensitivity of the incident said the security situation in the area has been tense with criminals seeking revenge coming from other states to look for targets there.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn recent weeks, we have seen recent rise in insecurity in the area because there was an attempt to kill a school head teacher last week by a group of criminals who we believe came from other states with the purpose to come and kill that person,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn general, the government needs to do more. Now there is need for the graduation and deployment of necessary unified forces to be done quickly so that people felt safe, but now people are leaving the area because of insecurity,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

The latest criminal activity comes as insecurity seen escalation in neighboring Tambura County of Western Equatoria state where United Nations said last week that senior South Sudan government officials are perpetuating sub-national violence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – South-Sudan. Authorities in South Sudan\u2019s Maridi County of Western Equatoria state are telling Sudans Post that the County\u2019s police commissioner Brigadier Chol Deng and one of his cousins were both shot dead last evening by unidentified gunmen, sparking panic among the area\u2019s civil population. 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