WFP says food aid was offloaded under duress after convoy blocked in Jonglei
The agency reported that armed youth threatened two aid workers during a September 29 river convoy operation in Ayod County, preventing food from reaching Mogok.
Event / data period: 2026-09-29
Published: · Updated:
The World Food Programme said armed youth in Chuilbong, Ayod County, assaulted and threatened two humanitarian staff members at gunpoint on September 29, blocking a river convoy carrying food assistance toward Mogok. WFP said local authorities were present but could not guarantee safe passage or effective control of the route.
The agency said it instructed the convoy team to offload the commodities under duress to protect staff after negotiations failed to secure passage. WFP estimated that 162.54 metric tonnes of food, intended to feed 19,590 vulnerable people in Mogok for one month, were unloaded. The release describes a security obstruction; it does not say the food was destroyed.
Data
WFP says food aid was offloaded under duress after convoy blocked in Jonglei
The agency reported that armed youth threatened two aid workers during a September 29 river convoy operation in Ayod County, preventing food from reaching Mogok.
- Food assistance offloaded
- ≈162.54 metric tonnes
- 2026-09-29 · Estimate
Methodology
Reported figure as stated by the primary source; rounded qualifiers are preserved.
Updated:
WFP says food aid was offloaded under duress after convoy blocked in Jonglei
The agency reported that armed youth threatened two aid workers during a September 29 river convoy operation in Ayod County, preventing food from reaching Mogok.
- People targeted for one month of food
- 19,590 people
- 2026-09-29 · Target
Methodology
Reported figure as stated by the primary source; rounded qualifiers are preserved.
Updated:
Subjects and places
Subject proposals
- Crime, law and justiceSuggested
- Preserved editorial category/topic; broad candidate onlywww.wfp.org ↗
Geographic references
Only source-provided geographic references are shown. Opening an external map is optional. Optional story maps use OpenStreetMap. Opening a map sends your IP address and this site’s address to the map provider; location data remains readable as text without loading the map.
- South Sudan · Place role: Coverage · Place type: Country or area · Location precision: RegionalEvidence
- Explicit preserved editorial country/region; no city or national centroid inferredwww.wfp.org ↗