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At least 12 killed in riot incidents in Sudan's West Darfur

Xinhua, January 12, 2016 Adjust font size:

At least 12 people have been killed and others injured in riot incidents in Sudan's West Darfur State, Sudan's Ashorooq net reported Monday.

"12 people have been killed and others injured during Sunday and Monday," Ashorooq quoted Al-Tahir Abdul-Rahman Bahar-Eddin, commissioner of El Geneina locality, as saying.

Tension on Sunday erupted in El Geneina, capital of West Darfur State, when Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) stormed the premises of the state government after a herdsman was murdered near the village of Mouli, 15 km south of El Geneina.

In the meantime, Sudan's Justice Minister Awad Al-Hassan Al-Nur on Monday issued a decision forming a fact-finding committee to investigate El Geneina incidents.

Meanwhile, The United Nations- African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) on Monday expressed concern over the tension in West Darfur State.

"UNAMID is concerned about the continued tension in El Geneina town and around Mouli village, 15 kilometers south of El Geneina, West Darfur," the mission said in a statement today.

The tensions developed after an unidentified armed group attacked Mouli village on 9 January, displacing a large number of inhabitants to El Geneina, it said.

The affected civilians then demonstrated in front of the Wali's office in El Geneina on 10 January, leading to the closure of schools and commercial businesses in the town, the statement noted.

It went on to say "the Mission has been receiving reports of continuous unrest and sporadic firing across El Geneina and in Mouli with an undetermined number of casualties."

The mission further urged the government authorities to exert their utmost efforts to contain the situation and investigate the incidents.

"UNAMID emphasises the importance of restraint by all parties and stands ready to assist the state authorities as well as the Darfuri people in their efforts to arrive at a peaceful resolution of the situation," it said.

Darfur region has been witnessing an armed conflict since 2003, where tribal conflicts constitute one of the main security threats in the region. Enditem