Warrap

Inter-communal clashes leave 45 dead in Warrap

By Hou Akot Hou   Inter-communal violence in Tonj East County, Warrap State, has resulted in the deaths of allegedly over 45 people over the weekend, according to local authorities. The clashes occurred between the Thiik and Luany-juang communities and were reportedly triggered by revenge killings involving armed youth. Authorities[Read More…]

Sudanese trader killed along Abyei-Twic highway

By Hou Akot Hou   A Sudanese businessman has been shot and killed by unknown bandits on the highway connecting Twic and Abyei Administrative Area in Malual-Aleu. The incident occurred on Tuesday around 6:00 PM, Wednesday. According to Joint Operation Major General Kuai Ajak, who is posted in the Malual-Aleu[Read More…]

Man kills cousin over land

By Hou Akot Hou   Police in Kuajok, Warrap state, have arrested a suspect accused of stabbing his cousin to death over a dispute about agricultural land. According to Lt. Colonel Andrew Kuot, the head of the crimes section in Kuajok, the incident occurred when the two men got into[Read More…]

Seven killed in Warrap cattle camp attack

By Deng Ghai Deng   At least seven people, including three children and a teenage girl, were killed in a cattle camp in Warrap’s Tonj East County on Tuesday. William Wol, the Warrap State Information Minister, confirmed the grim details of the incident, which occurred during the early hours when[Read More…]

Woman loses tooth in robbery attack

By Hou Akot Hou   A woman in Twic County, Warrap State, was robbed and assaulted by three unknown assailants. The victim, Ayel Mawein Ajak, a resident of Anapkou village, recounted the harrowing ordeal. According to Abdalla Deng Mou, the police inspector in Twic, the robbers approached the woman’s house[Read More…]

Two killed in cattle raid in Warrap

By Hou Akot Hou   Authorities in Tonj South County, Warrap State, have reported that two people, a soldier and a civilian, were killed on Tuesday during an attack on cattle herders. According to Marko Mawein Madut, the police inspector in the county, the incident occurred when a group of[Read More…]

Warrap battles conjunctivitis outbreak

By Hou Akot Hou   Residents of Warrap State are grappling with an outbreak of conjunctivitis, a highly contagious eye infection commonly known as “red eye.” According to health practitioners in the state, the affected areas are primarily concentrated in the counties of Twic Mayardit, Tonj South, Tonj North, and[Read More…]

Electricity kills man in Warrap

By Hou Akot Hou   A 25-year-old man was electrocuted and killed on the spot at Akon payam in Gogrial West County, Warrap State on Thursday. The victim, identified as Deng Chan, was a trader who sold phones and SIM cards. He reportedly climbed on the roof of his tukul[Read More…]

Police detains 11 over violence

By Hou Akot Hou   Police in Twic County in Warrap state, have detained 11 young men accused of involvement in a violent altercation over the weekend. According to authorities, the group of youths engaged in a physical fight at the Nyin-deng Ayuel checkpoint, resulting in one individual sustaining a[Read More…]

Three killed in Cueibet

By Yang Ater Yang   Three cattle owners were killed on Wednesday in Lakes State by cattle raiders allegedly from Tonj County, Warrap State. The attack took place at Adong cattle camp in Tiaptiap Payam, Cueibet County. Lakes State Police Spokesperson, Maj. Elijah Mabor Makuac, confirmed the incident, stating that[Read More…]

Eleven died in cattle raid

By Hou Akot Hou   At least eleven people are confirmed dead following a cattle raid incident in Gogrial East County, Warrap State bordering Unity State, over the weekend. According to Maluach Lueth, commissioner of Gogrial East County, armed men believed to be from Mayom County attacked Awoyic village on[Read More…]

Meningitis surges in Warrap

By Hou Akot Hou   Health authorities in Twic County, Warrap State, are deeply concerned about the increasing number of meningitis cases, which have tragically resulted in the deaths of both adults and children. The severity of the situation has prompted calls for immediate intervention to contain the spread of[Read More…]

Woman showers hubby with hot porridge

By Hou Akot Hou   A man is being nursed at the Aweng Primary Health Care Centre in Twich Payam, Warrap State, after his wife, on Thursday, poured hot porridge on his body. The 43-year-old man, identified as Ayii Deng Ayii said the incidence happened following an argument on domestic[Read More…]