Gunmen in North Darfur torture man involved in Ponzi scheme

An armed group in El Fasher yesterday abducted Al-Sadig Bargo, a man who allegedly had taken part as an official in the Mawasir scam. The kidnappers took the man toward Mellit.

An armed group in El Fasher yesterday abducted Al-Sadig Bargo, a man who allegedly had taken part as an official in the Mawasir scam. The kidnappers took the man toward Mellit. He was tortured and later released. According to a source who spoke to Radio Dabanga from El Fasher, Bargo was injured by his captors and is now lying under guard in El Fasher hospital. The kidnappers had contacted people demanding a sum of money and three cars for his release. The source added that the kidnapped man had been working as deputy director of one of car showrooms in the Mawasir market. The Mawasir scam, which defrauded thousands of investors in Darfur, provoked fury at the governor and the two alleged masterminds who are now elected parliamentarians.