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JUBA – South Sudan Police Service has announced that it has arrested around sixteen people in connection to the murder of three kids who were killed in Rock city on Saturday evening.
The three children aged 4, 7, and 9 were killed in cold blood at 4:30 PM in the neighborhood of rock city inside Juba.
“The case is now under our supervision in particular, and we are working to decipher the grievances of this horrific case,” said Inspector General of Police General Majak Akec on Monday.
General Majak said those arrested include neighbors. Police and community members say the incident happened while the parents were away.
The heinous act in an urban set up has angered South Sudanese world over, including President Salva Kiir.
The president condemned the inhumane killing and expressed shock and grief over the hacking of the little children.
Kiir described the murder as unjustifiable and pledged to work tirelessly to make the criminal pay for the shocking crime.
He directed law enforcement agencies to use every tool at their disposal to quickly apprehend and bring the suspect before the law for trial.
