(JEBEL BOMA, PIBOR AREA) – One herder has been killed and another wounded following an armed cattle raid near Jebel Boma town in South Sudan’s Greater Pibor Administrative Area, local authorities confirmed on Saturday.
The attack took place at around 6:00 p.m. on Friday near a cattle camp on the outskirts of the town. According to Jacob Werchum Juok, the local Information Minister, the raiders launched a sudden assault on the herders while they were tending to their animals.
“In the attack, one of our herders was killed and another was injured,” Juok told media. He added that the armed group managed to seize five cattle during the raid, although about 100 stolen cattle were later recovered by local authorities and community members.
Minister Juok strongly condemned the incident and accused youth from neighbouring Kapoeta North County in Eastern Equatoria State of carrying out the attack. However, the government of Eastern Equatoria has not officially commented on the matter. Multiple attempts to contact the state’s Information Minister, Elias Ahaji, were unsuccessful.
Cattle raids remain a persistent challenge in several parts of South Sudan, often fuelling local tensions, retaliatory violence and displacement.
| Incident Details | Information |
|---|---|
| Date of Attack | Friday, 1 August 2025 |
| Time | Approximately 6:00 p.m. |
| Location | Near Jebel Boma, Greater Pibor |
| Fatalities | 1 herder killed |
| Injuries | 1 herder wounded |
| Cattle Recovered | 100 |
| Cattle Taken by Raiders | 5 |
| Alleged Perpetrators | Youth from Kapoeta North County |
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