Post by Quia on Feb 10, 2011 7:18:29 GMT -5
Southern Sudan minister Jimmy Lemi Milla shot dead
A minister in the government of Southern Sudan has been shot dead inside his ministry building in Juba.
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Co-operatives and Rural Development Minister Jimmy Lemi Milla was killed by a former employee, said Philip Aguer of the Sudan People's Liberation Army.
The assailant also killed a bodyguard and was then arrested.
Jimmy Lemi Milla had been the rural development minister since August 2010
The incident comes only days after referendum results confirmed that Southern Sudan would become the world's newest independent state on 9 July.
Nearly 99% of southerners voted for secession in last month's poll. Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir has said he will accept the outcome.
A minister in the government of Southern Sudan has been shot dead inside his ministry building in Juba.
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Co-operatives and Rural Development Minister Jimmy Lemi Milla was killed by a former employee, said Philip Aguer of the Sudan People's Liberation Army.
The assailant also killed a bodyguard and was then arrested.
Jimmy Lemi Milla had been the rural development minister since August 2010
The incident comes only days after referendum results confirmed that Southern Sudan would become the world's newest independent state on 9 July.
Nearly 99% of southerners voted for secession in last month's poll. Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir has said he will accept the outcome.