A Government official on Wednesday confirmed that gunmen from South Sudan killed 28 people and kidnapped 43 in neighbouring Ethiopia, a government official told Reuters on Wednesday.

Chol Chany, a regional government spokesperson said that the raids on Sunday and Monday occurred in Gambella’s Gog and Jor areas, which border South Sudan’s Boma region.

“Murle bandits carried out the attack.

“They fled along with 43 children,” Chany said, using a term for a local ethnic group.

Chany said:“the (Ethiopian military) is pursuing them. The assailants haven’t crossed over to South Sudan yet.”