Unknown gunmen kill security officer in North Darfur
June 16, 2016 (EL-FASHER) – Unidentified gunmen have killed a security officer on Thursday and stole his vehicle in North Darfur capital, El-Fasher.
He added that the gunmen stole the victim’s vehicle before they run off, pointing that they have not yet been arrested.
According to the source which is not authorised to speak to the press, the stolen vehicle was later found at El-Fasher’s eastern neighbourhood of Al-Ghaba while the corpse was transferred to the hospital.
Earlier this month, a joint campaign between the NISS and the traffic police in North Darfur has led to the seizure of dozens of vehicles illegally smuggled from the neighbouring countries.
Gunmen commonly use vehicles and motorcycles that don’t hold license plates to carry out killing and looting crimes.
Commissioner of El-Fasher locality Al-Tigani Abdallah Salih had earlier said that directives were issued to monitor and stop unlicensed cars, pointing that the vehicles which were seized have contributed to increasing crime rate in the state.
He said that the seized cars would be transferred to the customs department to take the legal measures, pointing that the locality would continue its campaigns to enhance security and stability.
Salih further called on the residents to notify the security authorities of any negative phenomena.
Earlier this month, Gunmen riding camels shot dead a security officer during a pursuit of fleeing cattle raiders outside Tawilla locality, 30 km west of El-Fasher.
Also, last month, gunmen abducted a tribal leader and his two companions and took them to an unknown destination while they were heading from Saraf Umra to the locality of Karnoi, north west of El-Fasher.
(ST)