UN ramps up security patrols after kidnapping of aid worker in South Sudan

JUBA, Nov. 2 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) said Wednesday it has stepped up security patrols around the Protection of Civilians (PoC) site in Malakal town of Upper Nile state, north of South Sudan.

This follows the kidnapping of Emmanuel Obayi, a nutrition officer working with the International Medical Corps in Malakal PoC on Oct. 27.