source: Radio Tamazuj
actor1: Unidentified Armed Group (South Sudan)
actor2: Civilians (South Sudan)
location: Pdu
notes: On 27 October 2021, two armed men assassinated an officer for the SPLM-IO who was travelling to Wau for medical treatment (and is presumed to be off-duty) 7km south of Wau (Wau county, Western Bahr el Ghazal state) [coded to Pdu]. The two attackers attempted to hide in a cattle shed, but were later arrested with the assistance of cattle keepers. The attack comes amid heightened tensions within the SPLM-IO in the area, and between the IO and the government.