30% of crops destroyed by livestock in Mukjar, Central Darfur

Armed herders have killed a displaced man on his farm, south of Mukjar town in Central Darfur. Sources from Mukjar reported to Radio Dabanga that Adam Mohamed Abdelrahman (27) was shot dead by armed herdsmen at about 8am on Wednesday. Abdelrahman had found camels grazing on his land and destroying his tomato plants. He led them to the ring fence created for lost livestock in the neighbourhood. When the camel owners arrived at the ring fence, they instantly fired at Abdelrahman, killing him on the spot. “The shooting happened on a distance of only a few metres from the Abu Tira (Central Reserve Forces) compound, where troops from Khartoum are stationed. “The herders shot Abdelrahman in front of the Abu Tira troops. They could then take their camels and leave the place without any problem,” according to the one of the sources. He added that as a result of protests by residents of Mukjar, the police moved to apprehend the offenders. The policemen did not manage to capture them but returned with 43 camels. They were taken to the ring fence. The source noted that about 30 per cent of the farms in Mukjar locality have been entirely destroyed as a result of herders grazing livestock.   File photo by Hamid Abdulsalam/Unamid Related: Darfur farmers threatened by armed herdsmen grazing livestock (2 December 2013)Armed herdsmen attack village, release livestock on Central Darfur farmlands (2 December 2013)