Child killed, two injured in ambush on Yambio-Tambura road

The Minister of Information in Western Equatoria State says a child was killed and two adults injured in an ambush on commercial vehicles travelling from Yambio town to Tambura County on Sunday.

Minister Noah Issa Phillip says the incident occurred at around 4 p.m. when the vehicles, which were transporting goods from Yambio to Tambura, came under attack.

According to the minister, six people were travelling in the two vehicles, including a 12-year-old child who was killed in the attack.

One of the drivers and an injured passenger were taken to hospital in Tambura for medical treatment.

“The security situation tends to be high because everyone has to be alert. Maybe they are on the way there, waiting for people, so no one knows. Civilians have to be alert when passing to Yambio or to Tambura, using the Yambio–Tambura Road. The investigation is going on, and the attackers are not yet known,” he said.

Phillip says the identity of the attackers remains unknown, adding that investigations are underway to establish those responsible for the ambush.

He has also urged civilians travelling along the Yambio-Tambura road to exercise caution amid security concerns.