Gunmen kill two, rob lorry passengers in South Darfur

Militiamen killed two residents of Gereida camp in South Darfur in two separate incidents on Sunday and Monday. Militiamen also robbed passengers of two lorries of all their belongings in the same area on Monday. A relative of one of the victims told Radio Dabanga that on Sunday “government-backed militiamen” opened fire on Abdu Ibrahim Mohamed when he was on his way to collect straw and firewood, south of Gereida. He died on the spot.   Eisa Musa Butrus was killed by militiamen on Monday when he was on his way to collect straw and firewood, west of Gereida. The relative also reported about the robbery of passengers of two lorries returning to Jughana after a visit to the Gereida market on Monday. Gunmen beat the passengers and stripped them of their mobile phones, property and money, amounting to thousands of pounds. File photo: Darfuris collecting firewood (Albert Gonzalez Farran/Unamid)