JUBA — The South Sudan People’s Defense Forces (SSPDF) chief of defense forces, Gen. Dau Aturjong, and his Ugandan counterpart, Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, have called for an end to hostilities after clashes occurred on Monday in Nyainga-Muda, located in the Kangapo II Payam of Kajo-Keji County.
Maj-Gen Lul Ruai, spokesperson for the SSPDF, stated that the two armies exchanged gunfire on Monday, leading to casualties on both sides.
“On Monday, 28/7/2025, at 4:25PM, elements from the armies of two sisterly Republics, South Sudan and Uganda, exchanged fires at Nyainga-Muda, Bori Boma, Kangapo Two Payam, Kajo Keji County, of Central Equatoria State. The exchanges resulted in both sides taking casualties,” Ruai said.
He added the SSPDF chief of defense forces reached out to his counterpart, Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, and agreed to the silencing of guns and the formation of a joint investigation committee.
“In response, the SSPDF Chief of Defense Forces, Gen. Dau Aturjong Nyuol, contacted his Ugandan counterpart, and as a result, the duo agreed on taking the following steps aimed at stopping further clashes,” Ruai said.
“1. Immediate cessation of all forms of hostilities, 2. Formation of a joint investigation committee to ascertain the circumstances under which the armed confrontations erupted, and finally,” he stressed.
Gen. Ruai said the two army bosses agreed to establish joint technical border work in finding peaceful resolutions to recurring cross-border clashes.
“3. The established Joint Technical Border Committee will continue with their signed work aimed at finding peaceful resolutions to recurrent border-related disputes,” he concluded.
However, the SSPDF spokesperson didn’t disclose the number of casualties from both sides.
Earlier, local authorities in Kajo-Keji confirmed that three people have been killed and thousands fled their homes after the Uganda People’s Defense Force’s (UPDF) aggressive attack in Nyainga-Muda, Kangapo II Payam.
In a phone interview, Commissioner of Kajo-Keji, Wani Jackson Mule, confirmed the incident, adding that they were preparing to have a cross-border meeting with the RDC of the Yumbe District of Uganda.
“In terms of casualties, yes, we have some casualties. I’m waiting for three people who were killed there in the battlefield, in the detachment. I sent a vehicle to go and pick up our dead bodies, and I’m waiting for them so that I can bury them,” he said.
Mr. Wani lamented that the displaced people are now seeking refuge in schools, hospitals, churches, and even under trees.
“So, in terms of needs, they should be reinforced with food items, non-food items, shelter, and then medicine.”
