Gunfire Erupts as Soldiers Arrest Former Rubkona Commissioner Over Political Endorsement Ahead of Elections

On 22 Oct 2026-Gunfire erupted at Rubkona Airport in Unity Stat as soldiers arrested former Rubkona County Commissioner Stephen Salam Maluit over his alleged support and welcoming a rival candidate seeking to replace caretaker Governor Joseph Nguen Manytuil, a senior government, the incident happened when the former national minister Michael Chiengjiek Gey, arrived in Bentiu from Juba amid growing political interest in the future leadership of the oil-producing state.