source: Aid Worker Security Database
actor1: Rioters (South Sudan)
actor2: Civilians (South Sudan)
location: Wau
notes: On 16 January 2021, a member of an international NGO (presumed to be a South Sudanese national) was abducted at his home in Wau town (Wau county, Western Bahr el Ghazal state) by unknown attackers, after being accused of committing adultery. The victim was reportedly assaulted and denied food until his release two days later, after he was discovered to be innocent of the charge. [size=no report]