Herders, farmers clash leaves four dead in Kwarjina area

[Elisabeth Janaina]

Herders, farmers clash leaves four dead in Kwarjina area
Photo: Kwarjina map (retrieved from Google Maps)
Photo: Kwarjina map (retrieved from Google Maps)

At least four people have been killed and two others wounded in
clashes between herders from Tonj State and farmers from neighbouring
Wau State in Kwarjina area which lies on the border between the two
states over the last three days, a local official said.

Speaking to Radio Tamazuj on Thursday, Tonj County Commissioner
Sabrino Philip Basia said the killing took place in two separate
incidents after misunderstanding between the two sides.

“There are pockets of rebels from Bhar al Ghazal [Wau state], who try
to cross to Tonj area and sometimes kill cattle keepers, and the
herders sometimes go to the areas of farmers from Jur of Tonj, so
there was misunderstanding,” he said.

The local official pointed out that the state government has asked the
herders to leave the area so local farmers could return to their
homes. Sabrino noted that the government of Tonj state has already
deployed a police force in the area to control the situation.