A woman was seriously injured at Malualkon’s food distribution centre in Northern Bahr el Gazal when she was allegedly attacked by another woman as looters tried to raid the centre on Monday.
The victim was taken to Malualkon primary health centre with a head injury and police took the lady accused of beating her into custody, Internews Network reported.Eyewitness reports say the fight broke out when women disagreed over how the bags of sorghum were being divided.
Aweil East residents are blaming local authorities for failing to lay down proper distribution procedures.
Eyewitness Ayuel Kon Ayuel says food should be distributed through chiefs in their respective villages as it was in the past years to avoid hungry crowds queuing in one place.