# 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.

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- Published: 2026-10-06T17:11:51+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-07T05:58:44+03:00
- Event / data period: 2026-09-29
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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.

Methodology: Reported figure as stated by the primary source; rounded qualifiers are preserved.

| label | value | unit | period | basis | value_qualifier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food assistance offloaded | 162.54 | metric tonnes | 2026-09-29 | estimate | approximate |

Sources: <https://www.wfp.org/news/wfp-condemns-security-incident-and-obstruction-humanitarian-aid-jonglei> · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/south-sudan-wfp-river-convoy-food-offloaded-under-duress-jonglei/data/south-sudan-wfp-river-convoy-food-offloaded-unde-m1?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/south-sudan-wfp-river-convoy-food-offloaded-under-duress-jonglei/data/south-sudan-wfp-river-convoy-food-offloaded-unde-m1?lang=en&format=csv)

### 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.

Methodology: Reported figure as stated by the primary source; rounded qualifiers are preserved.

| label | value | unit | period | basis | value_qualifier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| People targeted for one month of food | 19590 | people | 2026-09-29 | target | exact |

Sources: <https://www.wfp.org/news/wfp-condemns-security-incident-and-obstruction-humanitarian-aid-jonglei> · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/south-sudan-wfp-river-convoy-food-offloaded-under-duress-jonglei/data/south-sudan-wfp-river-convoy-food-offloaded-unde-m2?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/south-sudan-wfp-river-convoy-food-offloaded-under-duress-jonglei/data/south-sudan-wfp-river-convoy-food-offloaded-unde-m2?lang=en&format=csv)

## Sources

- [World Food Programme](<https://www.wfp.org/news/wfp-condemns-security-incident-and-obstruction-humanitarian-aid-jonglei>) (Source checked: 2026-10-06; Published: 2026-10-05)

## Correction history

- 2026-10-07T00:52:45+03:00: German and Portuguese editions and translations of the data and correction explanations have been added to this article.
- 2026-10-07T05:58:44+03:00: Data classification added: each figure now carries a measure identifier with its unit, geography, frequency and type. No figure, unit or date changed.

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