This archive report was first published on 16 June 2020.
South Sudanese rebel leader Kerbino Wol, a businessman and chairman of the 7th October Movement, was killed in a military confrontation in Rumbek East County of Lakes State on Sunday, June 14, 2020.
According to Maj Gen Lul Ruai, the army spokesman, Wol and two of his fighters were killed in Ayen Mayar village after a 4-day operation.
“Wol has been engaging our forces…for the last four days. We have been fighting him from 11th and yesterday [Sunday] was the success of our operations,” Maj Gen Lul Ruai said in a statement.
Wol was sentenced to 15 years in prison in 2019 for being a security threat, but was released in January 2020 following a presidential amnesty.
Before his arrest, Wol owned several businesses, including KASS Security and Kerbino Grills, and was the founder of the Nile Foundation, a youth-led civil society group.
