Police shut 40 offices of impostors, arrest 5,000 suspects in Khartoum
December 24, 2025 (KHARTOUM) – The police spokesperson revealed on Wednesday that 40 offices used by individuals impersonating regular forces were closed and that 5,000 suspects were arrested in Khartoum State within a short period.
Authorities are attempting to restore security and services in Khartoum, while some state institutions have begun relocating their operations there, despite the extensive destruction of infrastructure.
Police spokesperson Brigadier General Fateh al-Rahman Mohamed al-Tom told Sudan Tribune that “more than 200 impostors of regular forces were apprehended and over 40 offices were closed in areas of south Khartoum and west Omdurman during last November.”
He stated that the police arrested 5,000 suspects wanted by justice during the execution of 22 security campaigns to cordon off sites within Khartoum State between July and December 21.
Al-Tom disclosed the recovery of more than 35,000 pieces of furniture and citizens’ belongings looted from homes, including electrical appliances, gas cylinders, computers, and other items, which have been placed as exhibits in various police stations. Additionally, weapons, drugs, and medicines violating the Pharmacy and Poisons Act were seized.
The police spokesperson announced the use of modern technology, including surveillance cameras, control rooms, and drone monitoring, which are central pillars of the police plan to combat crime and criminals in 2026.
Some areas in Khartoum State suffer from insecurity due to the spread of gangs and outlaws impersonating regular forces who aim to terrify citizens.
He explained that police forces have tightened control over crossings by deploying checkpoints and joint patrols with the armed forces and the intelligence service, alongside close coordination with judicial bodies in the judiciary, prosecution, and prisons, to facilitate police efforts to spread security and uphold the prestige of the state.
Brigadier General Fateh al-Rahman al-Tom acknowledged challenges facing the police, including working with the prosecution to return the exhibits filling police warehouses and stations to their owners according to the law, rehabilitating buildings and stations destroyed by the war, replacing the fleet of vehicles looted by the Rapid Support Forces, and normalizing civilian life to facilitate the return of citizens to their homes.