South Sudan Releases Bodies of Two Ugandan Truck Drivers kIlled In Ambush

South Sudanese security personnel have released the bodies of two Ugandan truck drivers who were shot dead by unknown gunmen while transporting sugar to Kapoeta town in Eastern Equatoria State.

The deceased, identified as Jamil Kawooya and his younger brother Rashid, were reportedly ambushed on Friday, November 6th, about 60 kilometres from the Ngomoromo border point in Lamwo District.

The two brothers, who hailed from Kaliro District, were ambushed and shot dead inside South Sudanese territory, about 60 kilometres from the Ngomoromo border point in Lamwo District, as they travelled to deliver a second consignment of sugar to Kapoeta. .

The Chairperson of the Alliance of Heavy Truck Drivers Federation, Isaac Katabazi, says negotiations with South Sudanese security personnel and local administrators have secured the release of the bodies, which were expected to arrive at the Ngomoromo border point later today before being transported to Kaliro for burial.

The Amuru Resident District Commissioner, Geoffrey Osborn Oceng, says Ugandan and South Sudanese officials are expected to hold bilateral talks in Torit before the end of the year to address growing insecurity affecting cross-border transporters.

Oceng says the attacks are happening within South Sudanese territory and should be addressed through diplomatic engagement between the two countries.