Three aid workers abducted in Yei, $8,000 ransom demanded
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Eye Radio
Three employees of an international organisation were abducted by armed men on the Yei-Maridi road, according to police in Yei River County. The kidnappers are demanding $8,000 for their release, and their whereabouts remain unknown, according to the local police chief.
Three aid workers from an international organisation based in Yei were abducted on Monday 9 November 2026 on the Yei-Maridi road in South Sudan by unidentified armed men, according to the police chief of Yei River County, Major General Yoasa Lujang Kamba. The kidnappers demanded $8,000 for their release.
According to Major General Lujang Kamba, six armed men stopped their vehicle at about 9 a.m. near the so-called four-mile area. They took the driver and two data collectors, who were travelling to Minyori Boma to collect agricultural data and carry out community awareness work. The vehicle was found abandoned on the road by members of a church, then recovered by counter-intelligence services, who handed it back to the organisation.
The kidnappers contacted the organisation through the driver. When the police chief called the number provided, his interlocutor hung up after he identified himself. The three men are believed to be held en route to Minyori Boma, about 18 kilometres from Yei, but their whereabouts remain unknown. Similar incidents have been reported on this road, notably near six-mile point from Kaya.
The abduction comes a few days after that of eight fibre-optic workers, announced on 3 November: the abduction of eight fibre-optic workers in Nagero.
