Brother of DRA head killed, hospital guard shot in Central Darfur

08/12/2014 14:45

The elder brother of Dr El Tijani Sese, head of the Darfur Regional Authority (DRA), was killed in Zalingei, capital of Central Darfur, on Friday. On the same day, a guard of the Nierteti hospital was shot.Fadul Sese Ateem, the elder brother of Dr El Tijani Sese, was murdered, allegedly by one of his relatives in his hometown. Ateem, a senior administrator of the Fur tribe, was one of the most prominent community leaders in Darfur. On Friday evening, two militiamen opened fire on Nierteti hospital guard Adam Musa Abdelrahim (51) in front of the hospital. “One of his hands and a leg were broken,” a listener told Radio Dabanga from Nierteti town. “The attack was reported to the police”, he added, “but they did not move to prosecute the perpetrators.” File photo: A militiaman in Darfur, 2008 (Andrew Carter, Meet the Janjaweed)

The elder brother of Dr El Tijani Sese, head of the Darfur Regional Authority (DRA), was killed in Zalingei, capital of Central Darfur, on Friday. On the same day, a guard of the Nierteti hospital was shot.

Fadul Sese Ateem, the elder brother of Dr El Tijani Sese, was murdered, allegedly by one of his relatives in his hometown. Ateem, a senior administrator of the Fur tribe, was one of the most prominent community leaders in Darfur.

On Friday evening, two militiamen opened fire on Nierteti hospital guard Adam Musa Abdelrahim (51) in front of the hospital. “One of his hands and a leg were broken,” a listener told Radio Dabanga from Nierteti town.

“The attack was reported to the police”, he added, “but they did not move to prosecute the perpetrators.”

File photo: A militiaman in Darfur, 2008 (Andrew Carter, Meet the Janjaweed)