The United Nations Peacekeeping Mission in South Sudan has called on authorities to investigate the deaths of 75 civilians in the Abyei area, a contentious border region between Sudan and South Sudan.
This request follows allegations of involvement by elements of the “South Sudan Defense Army” in the conflict.
Sudanese local media reported that Nicholas Haysom, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General in South Sudan, urged the government to investigate the acts of violence that occurred last Sunday.
The attacks targeted the Ngok Dinka in the Wuncuei and Nyiel areas of the disputed Abyei region.
Last Sunday, 32 people, including women and children, were killed, and over 20 others injured in Abyei, following an ambush by an armed force.
The Supreme Council for the Coordination of Dinka Abyei Affairs in Sudan stated on Sunday that it is deeply concerned about the tragic events.
The statement highlighted a deceitful joint attack by the Twic militias and their allies led by Gai Machiek, supported by the South Sudan Defense Forces
