Gireida, South Darfur: armed robberies, prices soar, rations reduced
Seven residents of the Gireida camp for the displaced in South Darfur were wounded in ambushes on Thursday. Prices of food are soaring in Gireida locality, while the World Food Programme (WFP) has reduced the food rations for the displaced. “A group of government-backed militiamen in a number of vehicles opened fire on a commercial vehicle in the area of Um El Khairat, east of Gireida town on Thursday. The passengers were returning to the camp after having offered condolences at a funeral in Isheirat”, a Gireida camp resident told Radio Dabanga. “Mohamed Adam, Adam Mohamed El Tom Abdel Banat, Adam Ali, Maryam Abdel Karim, and Maryam Idris sustained serious injuries. They were transferred to a hospital in Gireida. All passengers were robbed of their money, mobile telephones, and luggage.” The militiamen ambushed another vehicle in the same area, the source added. “It was on its way from Omdurman to Gireida. Gireida camp resident Ashab El Sharif was shot. The driver of the vehicle managed to continue, and the passengers escaped a robbery.” Food rationsThe witness also reported that prices of consumer goods are soaring in Gireida locality, “while food rations provided by the WFP to the camps for the displaced in the locality have been reduced”. “The price of a pound of sugar has risen to SDG4 ($0.70), a pound of dry okra to SDG30 ($5.25), a bottle of cooking oil now costs between SDG20 and SDG25 ($4.40), a malwa (3,145kg) of ground millet SDG33 ($5.75), and a kilo of meat SDG50 ($8.70).” He pointed out that the price rise coincided with the WFP’s decision to strip sugar, lentils, beans, and oil from the food rations, and reduce the amount of sorghum. “One person now receives one malwa and a half of sorghum a month.” The camp resident appealed to relief organisations to accelerate the provision of food for the displaced, “also non-food items such as plastic sheets and tins”. File photo: Butcher at Shadad camp, Shangil Tobaya , North Darfur (Albert González Farran/Unamid)Related:Two people die in West Darfur robbery (20 June 2014)Two killed, five injured in armed robberies in Darfur (19 June 2014)Robbery claims two lives in Nyala, South Darfur (10 June 2014)
Seven residents of the Gireida camp for the displaced in South Darfur were wounded in ambushes on Thursday. Prices of food are soaring in Gireida locality, while the World Food Programme (WFP) has reduced the food rations for the displaced.
“A group of government-backed militiamen in a number of vehicles opened fire on a commercial vehicle in the area of Um El Khairat, east of Gireida town on Thursday. The passengers were returning to the camp after having offered condolences at a funeral in Isheirat”, a Gireida camp resident told Radio Dabanga.
“Mohamed Adam, Adam Mohamed El Tom Abdel Banat, Adam Ali, Maryam Abdel Karim, and Maryam Idris sustained serious injuries. They were transferred to a hospital in Gireida. All passengers were robbed of their money, mobile telephones, and luggage.”
The militiamen ambushed another vehicle in the same area, the source added. “It was on its way from Omdurman to Gireida. Gireida camp resident Ashab El Sharif was shot. The driver of the vehicle managed to continue, and the passengers escaped a robbery.”
Food rations
The witness also reported that prices of consumer goods are soaring in Gireida locality, “while food rations provided by the WFP to the camps for the displaced in the locality have been reduced”.
“The price of a pound of sugar has risen to SDG4 ($0.70), a pound of dry okra to SDG30 ($5.25), a bottle of cooking oil now costs between SDG20 and SDG25 ($4.40), a malwa (3,145kg) of ground millet SDG33 ($5.75), and a kilo of meat SDG50 ($8.70).”
He pointed out that the price rise coincided with the WFP’s decision to strip sugar, lentils, beans, and oil from the food rations, and reduce the amount of sorghum. “One person now receives one malwa and a half of sorghum a month.” The camp resident appealed to relief organisations to accelerate the provision of food for the displaced, “also non-food items such as plastic sheets and tins”.
File photo: Butcher at Shadad camp, Shangil Tobaya , North Darfur (Albert González Farran/Unamid)
Related:
Two people die in West Darfur robbery (20 June 2014)
Two killed, five injured in armed robberies in Darfur (19 June 2014)
Robbery claims two lives in Nyala, South Darfur (10 June 2014)
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