Health centre plundered in Central Darfur

03/01/2014 22:16

Gunmen wearing military uniforms plundered a health centre in the city of Nierteti in Central Darfur early Friday morning. Five “government-backed” gunmen in ragged military uniforms raided the health centre of the British Islamic Relief Organisation at around 2am, a witness told Radio Dabanga. They beat and whipped the centre’s guard and tied him up. Then they broke into the centre’s store and offices and stole all of the medicines and equipment including computers, mobile phones and 1,500 measles vaccines. Before leaving the health centre the gunmen smashed the solar energy devices used to generate electricity for medicine storage, laboratory and lighting. On 17 December, militiamen robbed the Nierteti-based British Tearfund organisation working in the field of nutrition and health care at 2am. File photo: Related: British Tearfund office plundered in Central Darfur (17 December 2013)

Gunmen wearing military uniforms plundered a health centre in the city of Nierteti in Central Darfur early Friday morning.

Five “government-backed” gunmen in ragged military uniforms raided the health centre of the British Islamic Relief Organisation at around 2am, a witness told Radio Dabanga. They beat and whipped the centre’s guard and tied him up.

Then they broke into the centre’s store and offices and stole all of the medicines and equipment including computers, mobile phones and 1,500 measles vaccines.

Before leaving the health centre the gunmen smashed the solar energy devices used to generate electricity for medicine storage, laboratory and lighting.

On 17 December, militiamen robbed the Nierteti-based British Tearfund organisation working in the field of nutrition and health care at 2am.

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Related: British Tearfund office plundered in Central Darfur (17 December 2013)