Geographical location of Fashoda County/Courtesy

Authorities in Fashoda County in upper Nile sate says about eight fishermen have been killed in recent months in what appears is targeted attacks on the locals.

Joseph Aban who is the county commissioner says, the last incident occurred on Friday when some men in uniform attacked a man at a fishing camp in the eastern bank of the Nile River and killed him.

The unnamed deceased was killed after two of his colleagues left him behind to market their fish at Biu in the western bank of river Nile.

He alleged that the perpetrators were soldiers who had stationed at Lul bridge in Akoka County.

“Those who do charcoal and fishing were moving without any problem, but on Thursday three soldiers from those who are stationed at Lul Bridge came to the fishing camp where they found three fisher men.

“Then on Friday, some of those fishermen went to market their fish in Biu area and left behind two people.  One of those two went to western bank to take fish to his family and the one who was left behind was found dead, he was shot with one bullet, and we buried him,” he narrated to Eye Radio what happened.

According to Fashoda Commissioner, the incident was not the first of its kind, citing about eight people have so far been killed in a similar manner in recent months.

“If we counted those people who died in the same way can reach to 6, 7 or 8,” he said.

Aban said he contacted his Akoka County counterpart, hoping he will arrest the criminals.

“Up to now the government is working hard to make sure the criminals are brought to the book,

“My call is to my colleague in Akoka county, as I spoke to him this [Monday] morning, to make sure those people are brought to book,” adding that “if he arrested them, it will be good because they are not from nowhere, they just come from the Bridge.

Efforts to contact his Akoka County was not immediately successful.