One person has been killed on Tuesday by armed cattle raiders in Malual Muok Boma of Tonj South County, confirms Deputy Police Commissioner of Tonj State.
Colonel Joseph Mayiei Aru says the raiders tried to steal cows in Adel Yar village but they did not succeed, Radio Don Bosco reports.
They later moved to Malual Muok where they exchanged bullets with cattle owners and immediately lost his life, an anonymous source reports.
Colonel Mayiei urges cattle keepers to stop night movements and stay in camps to identify thieves.
He says police force is tracing the culprits to face the law.