Action Africa Help or AAH Community Information Officer for Otogo Payam of Yei River County reported that twelve suicide cases in less than a year were recorded in the Payam.
Agele Benson Amos says community members in a meeting attributed the cases to drug abuse, poverty, unemployment and other domestic related issues, Radio Easter reported.
He urges South Sudanese to be job creators and avoid the dependency syndrome and idleness.
Otogo Acting Chief Thomas Modi Wani calls on parents to advise their children on pressing issues they face.
Chief Wani who is also Rubeke Sub-Boma Executive Chief was talking to Radio Easter in a telephone interview on Wednesday.