Two shot dead, one injured at Lanyi barracks

At least two soldiers from the South Sudan People Defence Force (SSPDF) have been shot dead at Lanyi, Lozoh Payam, in Mundri East County, Western Equatoria State (WES).

According to an inside source at the facility, an army officer belonging to SSPDF in Lanyi, Mundri East County, opened fire on his colleagues after a few minutes of argument, resulting in the deaths of two soldiers and the wounding of another.

A source who spoke to The City Review on anonymity said the incident happened on Sunday mid-day.

“Two colleagues started some argument at the barracks, something that some of us never thought would result in shooting at each other, but lastly turned [into] something else, where a colleague opened fire on the other colleague. Shot him dead, ” he said.

“After killing his colleague, he also attempted to kill another one, but I think God helped him, although he was only injured.” He would have killed many [people], but someone who is from the same barracks shot him dead, ” the source narrated.

Hayat Bringi, a resident of Lanyi, confirmed the incident, adding that the shooting made most residents run to the bush for safety.

“I am in the bush now. There were gunshots at the barracks, which is not far from our home. We don’t know exactly what happened, but according to the report we have got, one of the soldiers killed another soldier, and now he is also killed, ” Ms. Bringi confirmed.

Mundri East County Commissioner Margaret Fozia also confirmed the incident to a locally managed social media page named Amadi TV.

“The person who opened fire on his colleagues in the Lanyi army barracks has been shot dead after he killed his colleague,” she said.

The commissioner did not reveal the reasons why the soldiers were killing each other, as the details remained scanty.

Last week,  a similar incident happened in Lui army barracks, where two soldiers and a married couple were shot dead.

The soldier opened fire on his colleagues at Lui barracks in Mundri County, killing a married couple and wounding four others before being shot dead himself.

“What happened was a soldier called Ali Abui shot two soldiers, two women, and a 7-year-old boy. Three died, including him, ” Fozia confirmed.