Fact Check: Did Juba-Yei road ambush leave 9 Ugandans killed?

Author: Emmanuel Bida and Garang Abraham

A misleading post!

South Sudan authorities have refuted media report which states that nine Uganda nationals were killed in South Sudan over the weekend.

The New Vision’s Tuesday edition specified that nine Uganda drivers were killed in a highway ambush along Juba-Yei road on Sunday.

“Nine Ugandan drivers shot dead in South Sudan, Sudanese rebels suspected to be behind killings” reads New Vision headline.

However, Paulino Lukudu – Central Equatoria Information Minister in his media briefing on Monday evening stated clearly that the Sunday Ganji incident left three Ugandans and one South Sudanese dead.

Radio Miraya also reported the same incident indicating the same data, bearing the death of three Uganda nationals.

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Uganda’s Daily Monitor also reported that four Ugandan drivers were shot dead by unknown gunmen on Yei-Juba highway while heading to Juba for business – a data that is little bit similar to South Sudan’s one.

The deceases are identified as Stephen Amati, Dada Abugo, Ali Sonny and Sadam Noah, according to Koboko Resident District Commissioner – Mr Sazir Mayanja.

Here is the link to the Daily Monitor story: https://www.ntv.co.ug/ug/news/national/at-least-four-ugandans-die-in-south-sudan-roadside-ambush-3341306?utm_medium=social.

According to NTV as well, the ambush left there 4 Uganda nationals killed as seen in the below report. https://www.ntv.co.ug/ug/news/national/at-least-four-ugandans-die-in-south-sudan-roadside-ambush-3341306?utm_medium=social.

Though 21 Check couldn’t access the link to New Vison website, the source who spoke to New Vision might gave offered wrong information to such a prominent media house.

NB: It also need to be noted that there are no Sudanese rebels in South Sudan. Those behind the ambush are alleged to be The National Salvation Front armed men.  

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