Yei River State Information Minister has confirmed that two security officers were shot dead on Wednesday attack by gunmen in Kajo-Keji.
Stephen Lado Onesimo tells Radio Bakhita in a phone interview that gunmen attacked Mere Police Station and killed one soldier and a police officer.
He says calm has returned to the area after government’s intervention.
But, sources from Kajo-Keji say the situation remains tense with many civilians fleeing to Uganda.