Twenty aid workers kidnapped in Rubkona
Rubkona, Unity, South Sudan International NGO
20 kidnapped
A total of 20 staff members from three separate INGOs were kidnapped and held by the SPLA-IO in Nhialdu, Rubkona, after clashes with government forces. They were made to walk to Jazeera where they were held. The INGO staff members were extracted by the UN on the 16th of November. One Guinean staff member was also reportedly beaten while he was held captive because he was believed to be a Kenyan national. Means of attack recorded as kidnapping. Context raid. Actor Sudan People's Liberation Army-in-Opposition (SPLA-IO). Source: Aid Worker Security Database, incident 2186.
People involved
No names have been released for this case.