“The Defences forces first fired into the air, when the attack persisted, they acted in self-defense. The civilians might have been killed by bullets coming from the armed groups.” General Birhanu Jula said the incident would be investigated

General Birhanu Jula Gelalcha is a general with the Ethiopian National Defense Force. He served as the Force Commander of the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei from 2014-2016.