By Hou Akot Hou
Police in Northern Bahr El Ghazal state are investigating the death of a man whose identity remains unknown. The body was found decomposing behind a rice storage warehouse at the state Ministry of Agriculture.
Police Commissioner Thomas Wani revealed that the corpse was discovered on Monday. It is believed that the body had been lying behind the warehouses for approximately three days.
“We received a tip-off about the body found behind the buildings at the rice stores. We are looking into the circumstances surrounding the man’s death,” he stated.
Wani noted that the Criminal Investigation Department reported the discovery and estimated the body had been there for two to three days.
They found 5,000 SSP in the deceased’s pocket, and investigations are ongoing, including post-mortem examinations.
In a related incident, Commissioner Wani mentioned that the case follows a previous incident on Monday, where an elderly man was killed by local youths during the festive season.
In another incident, Wani announced that eight women have been arrested following a brawl during Christmas celebrations in Nyalath Payam, Aweil Center County. Their case is currently being processed in the court.