Police demolish village in eastern Sudan’s El Gedaref
A man was injured and five others were detained in a police raid on a village in El Gedaref state last week. All houses were demolished on Wednesday
Following a dispute about the ownership of the village land, policemen in two vehicles raided Jebel Regel village near Basunda in East El Galabat on Wednesday.
“They told us to leave our homes, and severely beat those who refused to do so,” a villager reported to Radio Dabanga.
“One man was seriously injured. Five people, including a woman, were arrested. They then proceeded to give way for bulldozers that demolished all the houses.”
He explained that “Some months ago, a wealthy farmer and trader in the area claimed the ownership of the land of the village. We protested the claim, and went to court.
“The judge will pass his verdict on the 30th of this month, but the trader did not want to wait, and sent the police instead. 507 families are now living in the open without any shelter,” he said.
A man was injured and five others were detained in Jebel Regel village in El Gedaref state on Sunday. The houses of the village were demolished on Wednesday.
Following a dispute about the ownership of the village land, bulldozers entered Jebel Regel village near Basunda in East El Galabat on Wednesday, and destroyed all the houses, a villager reported to Radio Dabanga.
“The police ordered us to leave the area, but as we do not have a place to go, we built some shelters from the rubble," he said.
"On Sunday, policemen in two vehicles raided the village, and severely beat us. One man was seriously injured. Five people, including a woman, were arrested.”
He explained that “Some months ago, a wealthy farmer and trader in the area claimed the ownership of the land of the village. We protested the claim, and went to court.
“The judge will pass his verdict on the 30th of this month, but the trader did not want to wait and sent the police instead. 507 families are now living in the open without any shelter,” he said.
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