52 villagers robbed in Tawila, North Darfur

19/01/2014 22:02

On Saturday militiamen stole 40 sheep, a number of donkeys, and more than SDG20,000 in Tawila, North Darfur, in two separate incidents. Speaking to Radio Dabanga, listeners from Tawila locality reported that on Saturday afternoon, militiamen on camels and horses attacked a group of 50 women on donkeys returning to Tabra village from the market in Tawila town. The militiamen beat the women before robbing them of more than SDG20,000 ($3,472), in addition to the goods such as sugar, oil, soap, meat, and flour. The men also took several donkeys. Tina villageMilitiamen stormed the village of Tina, 5km west of Tawila town on Saturday, and stole SDG500 ($87) from Mohamedein Mohamed Mustafa. They also beat and robbed El Tayeb Abdel Rahman El Mahmoud of all his money and belongings. El Mahmoud suffered a broken hand. File photo: Women riding on donkeys near El Fasher, North Darfur (Albert González Farran/Unamid)

On Saturday militiamen stole 40 sheep, a number of donkeys, and more than SDG20,000 in Tawila, North Darfur, in two separate incidents.

Speaking to Radio Dabanga, listeners from Tawila locality reported that on Saturday afternoon, militiamen on camels and horses attacked a group of 50 women on donkeys returning to Tabra village from the market in Tawila town. The militiamen beat the women before robbing them of more than SDG20,000 ($3,472), in addition to the goods such as sugar, oil, soap, meat, and flour. The men also took several donkeys.

Tina village

Militiamen stormed the village of Tina, 5km west of Tawila town on Saturday, and stole SDG500 ($87) from Mohamedein Mohamed Mustafa. They also beat and robbed El Tayeb Abdel Rahman El Mahmoud of all his money and belongings. El Mahmoud suffered a broken hand.

File photo: Women riding on donkeys near El Fasher, North Darfur (Albert González Farran/Unamid)