In May 2015, fighting erupted between the farmers from Mundri West and East counties and cattle keepers who brought their cattle from different parts of the country for grazing in the Counties. These tensions resulted in the displacement of civilians in Mundri town into neighboring villages and other locations further outside Mundri town such as Lui, Kediba, Lozoh, Lanyi, Buogyi, Lakamadi and Jambo in Mundri East county; Amadi, Kotobi, Bari, Gariya and Bangolo in Mundri West county; Yambio, Juba and several other areas. A total of 23 individuals were reported killed in Mundri town as a result of the initial conflict.
From late September 2015 to early October 2015, an armed group attacked the SPLA barracks in Mundri town sparking three days of armed clashes that re-displaced the entire population of Mundri town and spread to villages along the roads to Maridi, Mvolo, Terrekeka and Juba. More incidents that went unreported occurred in late November 2015 in Mundri town, Lui, Lanyi, Buogyi and Jambo that caused further re-displacements of the returning population in Mundri West and East. Nearly 50 people were killed as a result of these incidents. In February 2016, SPLA invasions of Lozoh, Bari, Gariya, Ladingwa and Bangolo caused further re-displacements.
The continued escalated tensions displaced nearly 30,000 individuals from Mu-ndri West County and 20,000 individuals from some locations of Mundri East many of whom scattered to villages and the bush without access to basic services.
The most affected areas in Mundri East following the skirmishes from May 2015 to November 2015 and February 2016 to March 2016 include Lanyi, Buogyi, Jam-bo, Lozoh and Lakamadi.