Nurse shot in suspected revenge attack at Cueibet hospital
Unidentified armed men shot a nurse on duty in what Lakes State officials suspect is retaliation for a patient's death.
A nurse was critically wounded after armed men opened fire at Cueibet County Hospital in South Sudan’s Lakes State on Thursday evening. Authorities suspect the attack was revenge for a patient's death at the facility. The victim, Santino Mayom Kau, was shot in the chest.
Lakes State Caretaker Minister of Information William Koji Kerjok stated that the health worker, identified as Mayom Majok, was targeted while on duty. Kerjok condemned the shooting, calling Majok an innocent person not involved in any violence. The minister confirmed Majok sustained injuries and is receiving treatment at Rumbek Hospital.
Kerjok urged security forces to arrest the suspects, who remain at large, and called on Lakes State residents to avoid revenge attacks and legal disputes. He stressed that criminal cases should be handled through police and courts rather than retaliatory violence.