10 soldiers, 4 civilians killed in Juba-Nimule road attack

[Elisabeth Janaina]

10 soldiers, 4 civilians killed in Juba-Nimule road attack

Memoscar Lasuba | June 9, 2017 | 1:58 pmA wreckage of bus that came under attack on Juba-Nimule Road on Oct 10, 2016.

At least fourteen people, including a senior SPLA officer, were killed and nine others injured in the attack on a convoy on the Nimule-Juba road yesterday, the police spokesperson has said.

Brigadier Daniel Justin Boulo told Eye Radio that the convoy was traveling to Juba from Nimule when the 30 cars came under attack by a group of armed men.

Brigadier Justin said the armed group targeted the military escort.He said ten of those killed were SPLA soldiers and the rest were civilians, adding that a senior army officer and a mother and her child were among the dead.

“The convoy of vehicles heading from Nimule to Juba fell into an ambush because they were targeting the escort where by some people got killed, and they were fourteen in number, four civilians and ten soldiers and nine got injured,” Brig. Justin said.

Brigadier Justin said the wounded were taken to Juba teaching hospital and some to Nimule Hospital for treatment.He said the assailants are being pursued by the security forces.