By James Deng Dimo
WAU, September 14 2016 [Gurtong] –A policeman and an Ethiopia citizen who owned a night club in Hai Jebel in Wau town were shot dead by unknown armed men.
According to the Wau town Mayor, Mel Aleu Goc the incident occurred at a
time when most of the people in the club were under the influence of
alcohol.
“The accident actually took place yesterday around 8 in the area called
Hai Jebel. In that area there is bar that people like drinking from.
When people were gathered and got so drunk, one them shot his brother
and killed him immediately and he immediately rushed to the owner of the
bar and also killed him. Our forces immediately rushed into that area
and they arrested those who committed the crime,” said Mel.
Mel however made it clear that the incident has no connection with rebel activities in the area.
“The accident was committed by an individual. It has nothing to do with
rebels. The incident was committed by individual people and those people
have already been arrested, they are now under investigation by
police,” he said.