Police in Adjumani district are
investigating the suspected murder of a 21-year-old south Sudanese refugee whose
body was found lying in a local trading center in Pagirinya Refugee Settlement.
The deceased has been identified
as Paul Gawar, a
resident of block 10 in Pagirinya settlement and a pupil of Pagirinya primary
school in Adjumani.
According to police, the incident
happened at an unknown hour on Friday night, but his body which has some
bruises was discovered on Saturday morning by the locals.
Ignatius Dragudu, the acting
police spokesperson for North West Nile region, confirmed the incident saying
that so far no suspect has been arrested in connection with the matter.
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Preliminary reports
indicate that the deceased who recently arrived from South Sudan was from attending a night disco. He had come to participate in the ongoing verification
of the refugees exercises being carried out by the UNHCR and the office of the
prime minister (OPM).
Consequently, Peter
Taban Data, the Adjumani Resident District Commissioner (RDC) has cautioned the
refugees against taking the law into their hands. Data advised the refugees to
help the security by reporting wrong elements in the settlement so that action
can be taken.