Reprisals after would-be robber dies in Central Darfur

A member of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia was stabbed to death on Monday after allegedly attempting to rob a student of the University of Zalingei in the capital of Central Darfur.

Witnesses told Radio Dabanga that the RSF member tried to rob the student of his mobile phone at Maureen market at Hamidiya in Zalingei. In the ensuing scuffle, the militiaman was stabbed to death. The student immediately turned himself in to the police.

Following the incident, the supporters and relatives of the dead militiaman stormed the students’ residence at the university. The police evacuated the students, after which the residence was pillaged. The mob then ransacked Maureen market.