File: Army vehicle moves past the Paloch oil field facility, South Sudan. Credit|Reuters

A military team has been reportedly dispatched to Palouch County to investigate the recent violent clashes.

“It is being led by Marshal, the ground force commander,” the SSPDF confirmed.

General Stephen Marshal is leading a team of ten officers.

Over the weekend, authorities in Upper Nile state told Eye Radio that at least seven people had been killed by an armed man in Palouch area.

They were said to have been shot in their house while sleeping.

“The SSPDF condemned the incident and passes it’s condolences to the families of the victims,’ said Brigadier General Santo Domic, acting spokesperson, SSPDF.

Five other people were reportedly wounded in the incident on Saturday night.

According to the secretary-general of defunct Northern Upper Nile State, the incident that appears to be revenge-related is linked to the killing of four people in the area earlier last week.

“We promise as soon as we get the details, we will avail ourselves to keep the public informed,” Brig. Gen. Domic concluded.