Gunmen attack and rob displaced, farmer in Central Darfur

Drunk armed men opened fire and wounded people in Turr camp for displaced people in Central Darfur. They robbed two people of their money, including a woman in her house.

Eyewitnesses told Radio Dabanga that members of the Sudanese army, seemingly drunk, opened fire and wounded two people at Turr in Nierteti locality. They attacked Adam Mohamed Adam in his house in eastern Turr camp, and robbed him. He sustained several injuries.

The soldiers also stormed the house of a woman in the camp, Khadija Abdelrahman, and robbed her of her money at gunpoint.

Farmer attacked

On Thursday, three gunmen in military uniforms opened fire on Abdelrasoul Abdallah when he was tilling his farm east of Turr. The attack left him seriously injured.

Implementing rule of law

The police in Jebel Awlia locality in Khartoum state started a campaign “aimed at eradicating crimes, showing the prestige of the state and implement the rule of law”, the police chief in the locality said in a press statement on Wednesday.

Brigadier General Esam El Sayed Ali said that the campaign during the past few days will continue and include all locality districts. Meanwhile a number of people in the area complained of being beaten, insulted and shaved over the course of the police crackdown.