By Correspondent

An aid worker was on Wednesday evening injured after the vehicle she was travelling in was attacked along Torit-Magwi Road.

The staff, identified as Annet Odi, of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF), was rushed to Magwi County Hospital for medical attention.

According to authorities, the vehicle was attacked near Kormush on its way to Magwi from Juba, through Imurok in Torit County.

Lt. Col. Paul Lowi, Chief Inspector of Police at Magwi County said the incident took place on Wednesday evening at around 4pm, stating that the attacked woman was taken to hospital with a bullet still lodged in her thing.

On his part, Eastern Equatoria State Police Spokesperson Maj Justine Kleopus Takuru said they had launched a manhunt for the perpetrator, and he would be brought to book.

“The suspect remains at large and no one has been arrested so far. We have opened the case against the suspect in Magwi and investigations were ongoing,” he said.

Four years ago, in 2021, state authorities in Eastern Equatoria ordered for the suspension of Non-Governmental Organizations’ operations in Torit for seven days after a fatal attack was targeted South Sudan Red Cross staff.

A group of armed men attacked the office of the South Sudan Red Cross branch in Torit, Eastern Equatoria State, and physically assaulted seven staff members and stole their valuables.

A meeting of Eastern Equatoria state security council chaired by Governor Louis Lobong held at the state headquarters resolved to suspend NGOs’ operations within Torit town for a period of 7 days following prevalent attacks on aid workers perpetuated by armed youth.

Lobong said the suspension was to allow the Committee that was formed to look into the reports of an attack on aid workers.

“The UN was asked to withdraw its forces from installations following an assault on the Red Cross and UNDP drivers,” read part of the security committee resolutions.

“Governor Lobong appealed to the UM agencies and all NGOs operating in Torit to provide relevant information that would help in addressing the grievances of the youth,” it added.