Swindlers illegally sell farmland in Darfur’s East Jebel Marra; herder kills farmer
A woman farmer was killed by a herder in the area of Dubo in East Jebel Marra on Sunday morning. According to witnesses who spoke to Radio Dabanga, four men, known in the area of Dubo for being swindlers, illegally sold 15 agricultural plots belonging to residents who fled violent clashes in the past. On Sunday morning, when Shagara Saleh Adam from the Shangil Tobaya camp heard that her farmland at Dubo had been sold, she immediately hurried to the place. She found a herder grazing his camels on the farmland. The herder told her that he had bought the farmland for SDG4000 ($698) and refused to leave. When Adam tried to take the camels from the land, the herder hit her on the head with his axe, killing her outright. The witnesses called upon the native administration leaders of all parties in East Jebel Marra to intervene and arrest the four alleged swindlers, Sharif Saleh, Ahmed Abu Zur, Yagoub Hasaballah and Osman Rashid. File photo (RNW)
A woman farmer was killed by a herder in the area of Dubo in East Jebel Marra on Sunday morning.
According to witnesses who spoke to Radio Dabanga, four men, known in the area of Dubo for being swindlers, illegally sold 15 agricultural plots belonging to residents who fled violent clashes in the past.
On Sunday morning, when Shagara Saleh Adam from the Shangil Tobaya camp heard that her farmland at Dubo had been sold, she immediately hurried to the place. She found a herder grazing his camels on the farmland.
The herder told her that he had bought the farmland for SDG4000 ($698) and refused to leave. When Adam tried to take the camels from the land, the herder hit her on the head with his axe, killing her outright.
The witnesses called upon the native administration leaders of all parties in East Jebel Marra to intervene and arrest the four alleged swindlers, Sharif Saleh, Ahmed Abu Zur, Yagoub Hasaballah and Osman Rashid.
File photo (RNW)
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