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Residents of Lomwaka village, Lamwo, flee homes after armed men cross from South Sudan

Humanitarian & Crises Single source Lamwo 18 Nov 2020 Severity: 3/5

The Independent reports that residents of Lomwaka village in Potika sub county fled to neighbouring villages on Wednesday after four armed men, reportedly from Eastern Equatoria State in South Sudan, were seen in the area from Tuesday evening. Lamwo Resident District Commissioner James Nabinson Kidega confirmed the incursion and said intelligence indicated the men were accompanying a South Sudanese man looking for his estranged Ugandan wife.

Single source: Reported by one outlet; not yet independently confirmed.

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