South Sudan People Defense Forces (SSPDF) officer, and nephew of President Salva Kiir who shot dead unarmed civilians in Sherikat, suburb of Juba on Wednesday has succumbed due to some head injuries, the army spokesperson has said.
Eyewitnesses said that the SSPDF officer; claimed colonel in the army, formerly known as Lual Marine arrived at the bus park on Wednesday and allegedly started shooting civilians indiscriminately over a land dispute, killing five and wounding seven others.
Protests broke out in the area where the incident took place as residents blocked roads and burned tyres, with placards written, “Lual is a killer, and “Kiir must go, among others, demanding justice for the slain victims.
President Kiir’s nephew Lual Akook Wol Kiir and six of his bodyguards were arrested after a shooting incident that killed at least five unarmed civilians, and injuring seven others.
However, the SSPDF spokesperson, Major Gen. Lul Ruai confirmed that suspect Lual had succumbed to the injuries.
