Gunmen kill former local official in South Darfur

March 9, 2016 (NYALA) – An unidentified armed group has killed a former local official in South Darfur state late night on Tuesday at his home.

A hail of bullets were fired at the ex-commissioner of Al-Radoum locality Abdel Sadig al-Sharif by unknown gunmen in his home in Ghibaish area, 15km south of Buram locality in South Darfur.

Eyewitnesses told Sudan Tribune Wednesday that 4 gunmen stormed al-Sharif’s home and fired a hail of bullets at him, saying he sustained severe wounds in his chest and belly.

According to the witnesses, he was rushed to Buram Teaching Hospital where he died of his wounds.

A large crowd from the residents of Buram locality have accompanied al-Sharif’s body to its final resting place and expressed resentment over the killing of one of the traditional administration figures in the area.

South Darfur has witnessed over the last two years a wave of kidnapping, murder and looting which prompted state authorities to declare an indefinite emergency situation and impose a daily curfew.

The state also banned riding of motorcycles by more than one person, holding weapons while wearing civilian clothes, vehicles driving around without license plates, and wearing a Kadamool (a turban which covers the face).

(ST)