Armed criminals disarm, wound police officers in Lakes

JUBA — Lakes state’s armed Gelweng militia have wounded, then disarmed police officers on Monday following an attempt by the police to disarm them, authorities said this afternoon.

According to the Lakes state police spokesman Captain Elijah Mabor, police were dispatched to an area in Rumbek East County on Monday after receiving a tip-off that members of the militia were preparing to attack a village there.

The media official said the Gelweng youth were trying to attack Malang-Agok. He said when the police arrived, they disarmed the police and the commissioner and wounding five of them.

“Immediately the armed youth, who were trying to attack Malang-Agok, came violently and attacked the police including the commissioner, wounding five. And they took away four guns,” Capt. Mabor said, according to the Eye Radio.