The former mayor of Yei in Central Equatoria State Cecilia Tito Oba Mayor and her office manager were found dead in Juba on Saturday afternoon near Yei road opposite UNMISS compound, according to the state government.

Central Equatoria State Information Minister Soba Samuel confirmed the incident and added that the ex-mayor and office manager were brutally killed and dumped at a construction site.

“After their disappearance we found their bodies yesterday at around 3:00 p.m. in Jebel and nobody knows what happened actually,” he said.

Soba said the bodies were taken to the mortuary for investigation.

Meanwhile, Central Equatoria Commissioner of Police Henry Danima said he is not in a position to give any comment as the case is still under investigation.