Inter-communal conflict that erupted on Sunday in Tonj East has reportedly killed 36 people wounding 86more others with five more individuals missing, John Deng Kook Chan Tonj east county Commissioner confirmed.
He told Don Bosco Radio that the root cause of fighting was stealing of eight cows by unidentified armed youth and after follow of thieves.
Deng Kook narrated that the clashes were between Luanjang community and the three sections including Thiik, Adoor and Akook fighting the whole day.
He says the situation is relatively calm after the displacement of a number of villages.
The commissioner said the incident is being reported to the state government to deploy armed forces to the area soon.
He cited floods that has block the roads linking Luanjang to state headquarters as a major problem.
Deng explained that they are accessing the airstrip to drop government’s forces to calm the situation completely in Tonj east