IDP youth groups engage in violent conflict at POC 3 in Juba in 2018 | Credit | Courtesy

At least two people were killed in a two-day communal fight at the Protection of Civilians Site in Juba, according to the camp chairman, Lam Jok Kumbang.

Jok said two youth groups fought each other on Wednesday and Thursday resulting in the death of the young men.

Jok identified the deceased as  Duer Machieng Machar and Madiet Youai Gatkouth. Both were in their late twenties.

However, Jok said, the security situation is now relatively calm after the police forces intervened yesterday.

Lam Jok Kumbang spoke to Eye Radio this morning from PoC in Juba – Yei road.

“Two days ago, fighting erupted at the PoC here between two groups [Guit and Rubkona], and it lead to the stabbing of one of the young men in his stomach and he was taken to hospital for surgical operations,

“On the second day, the family of the person who was stabbed also attacked the other group, and the two groups fought again,

“And this led to the death of two people, one from each side”, Jok confirmed.

Thousands of people have been sheltering in the PoC site in Juba since the conflict erupted in the area in December 2013.

As of January 2022, approximately 33,000 displaced persons reside in Juba IDP sites compared to the 31,000 people reported in January 2021.

While the number of people has not grown exponentially, some people who were originally displaced, then moved out of the Juba sites.