UNMISS Chief urges swift investigation after 6 aid workers killed on Juba-Bor road,

The United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General for South Sudan, David Shearer is urging the government to investigate and apprehend the killers of six aid workers.

The staff from a national non-governmental organization were reportedly ambushed in their vehicle in a government-controlled area on the Juba-Pibor road on Saturday morning.

A statement from UNMISS says their bodies were found on the road by other members of the convoy.

Special Representative David Shearer said the “cold-blooded killing is utterly reprehensible” and is calling for a swift investigation.

Listen to his statement