2 killed in Torit gunfire

Magdoline Joseph | February 10, 2017 | 4:15 pm

Two people were killed on Thursday evening in an exchange of gunfire in
Torit, around the residence of the former governor of Imatong State, the
town Mayor has told Eye Radio.

Eddy William said one of the bodyguards of Nartisio Loluke Manir opened
fire on some soldiers, wounding three.The incident occurred shortly after
the announcement of the dismissal of Mr Loluke.Mr Eddy, quoting an army
officer, says the soldiers returned fire, killing the bodyguard.“According
to the army, the man opened fire on them, wounding three soldiers. The army
returned fire,” he explained.

Soldiers then deployed around the area. They later shot a civilian dead
when he failed to obey orders to stop due to what the mayor calls “low
hearing capacity”.“When the army was asking them to stop, he couldn’t hear.
So, they opened fire on him,” he added. The unnamed man died instantly.

Nartisio Loluke was appointed among other governors in December 2015 when
President Salva Kiir announced the creation of more states.The newly
appointed Governor of Imatong State, Tobiolo Oromo, was the speaker of
Eastern Equatoria State Assembly before it was split into Imatong and
Narmunyang.

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