Student shot dead in Zalingei market
Victim’s relatives believe she was targeted deliberatelyThe student Ikhles Yaqub Adam was shot dead by members of the Sudanese Security Services in Zalingei’s main market on Tuesday. Witnesses told Radio Dabanga that the victim, a 3rd-year student at Zalingei University, was shopping with some friends when she was struck by the bullet. According to the security forces, the incident happened by accident as they were chasing after someone else; they opened fire in order to catch that other person and hit Ms. Adam unwillingly. Two bystanders were also wounded in the shootings.
Victim’s relatives believe she was targeted deliberately
The student Ikhles Yaqub Adam was shot dead by members of the Sudanese Security Services in Zalingei’s main market on Tuesday. Witnesses told Radio Dabanga that the victim, a 3rd-year student at Zalingei University, was shopping with some friends when she was struck by the bullet. According to the security forces, the incident happened by accident as they were chasing after someone else; they opened fire in order to catch that other person and hit Ms. Adam unwillingly. Two bystanders were also wounded in the shootings.
The victim’s friends and colleagues however indicated they don’t believe the security service’s explanation, stating that Ikhles had probably been deliberately targeted due to her being a member of the Sudanese Liberation Army (SLA- Abdel Wahid). The citizens from the neighborhood of Kandjomiyah, where she used to live, are currently mourning her death and protesting against the government; meanwhile the authorities implemented important security measures around Zalingei University, fearing the start of a students’ mobilization.
SLA-AW and JEM condemn incident
SLA-Abdul Wahid– spokesman Nimr Abdel told Radio Dabanga that the movement condemned the incident: “This assassination was planned by the Sudanese Government and carried out by ‘security gangs’. The Government aims to silence any free voice in Sudan and is now targeting people from every background, including students”. Nimr Abdel added that the movement would now target security forces in their operations in response to these actions: “this is happening all over Sudan, not just Darfur”, he added.
The Justice and equality Movement (JEM) also condemned the student’s death, stating that the use and carrying of weapons should be prohibited in cities and densely populated areas such as markets: “peaceful civilians should not be terrorized by security forces,” JEM-spokesman Jibril Adam Bilal said. The JEM also condemned the security barriers allegedly imposed on the victim’s neighborhood.
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