South Sudan on Monday accused its former foes in the Khartoum government of arming gunmen who killed over 40 people in a cattle raid, as the UN warned tensions between the two sides risks regional peace.
In the meantime some reports suggest as many as 100 people could have been killed in the attack on a camp in Warrap state.
Interior Minister Alison Manani Magaya said, “a militia group from Unity state penetrated into Warrap state… and attacked people in a cattle camp, killing over 40.”
Tensions remain high since South Sudan seceded peacefully from Sudan in July after decades of war.
A Warrap state official quoted by Paris-based Sudan Tribune newspaper said, villages belonging to the Luac Jang ethnic group in Tong East county came under attack early on Saturday.
In the meantime Madot Dut Deng, speaker of the state assembly, said he had been told by officials that more than 76 people had been killed, with several unaccounted for.
Interior Minister Alison Manani Magaya quoted by AFP news agency said, “This militia group was armed by the government of Khartoum. The number of wounded is still not clear, but they took a lot of cattle with them.”
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