Magwi - Eastern Equatoria State

At least 20 cattle keeper -IDPs have been killed in an attack allegedly by the National Salvation Front forces in Magwi County, the Chairman of the Bor Community Youth Association has said.

Dr. Bior Kuer Bior says the cattle keepers were attacked on Sunday in Magwi County of Eastern Equatoria state.

“The information we are getting from the ground, the cattle keeping – IDPs that are residing in Magwi County were attacked by a group that were highly coordinated,” Bior told Eye Radio.

“The report that we have is that these are NAS forces because they used heavy machine guns and motors on the IDPs where more than 20 people were killed.

“The situation is still volatile because there are people who are still missing, it is not clear whether they were killed or wounded.

“Once the search is completed that is when we will be in position to give the exact number of people killed and wounded.”

However, NAS’s spokesperson denied the claims saying it has no forces in Magwi County.

In a statement seen by Eye Radio on Monday, Suba Samuel Manase refuted the claims.

“NAS at the movement doesn’t have an active presence especially in the areas occupied by the cattle keeper -IDPs in Eastern Equatoria State,” Samuel stated in a statement.

For his part, Eastern Equatoria Minister of information Patrick Oting confirmed the incident to Eye Radio.