Farmer murdered by land grabbers in Central Darfur

A farmer was shot dead near Garsila in Central Darfur on Wednesday when he refused to leave his farm to its ‘liberators’.

A farmer was shot dead near Garsila in Central Darfur on Wednesday when he refused to leave his farm to its ‘liberators’.

A witness told Radio Dabanga that three gunmen found Ibrahim El Sangjek tending his farm north of Garsila and ordered him to leave the farm immediately, “as the area is liberated and belongs to them”. When El Sangjek refused, they shot him dead.

He said the incident coincided with a visit by state Governor Jaafar Abdelhakam to Garsila.