Koran sheikh killed in South Darfur

A Koran sheikh and his brother from El Salam camp in Bielel locality, South Darfur, were shot dead on Sunday morning. “Koran sheikh Abdel Razeg Adam Ahmed, and his brother Ahmed had left the camp early on Sunday with their donkey cart, to sell straw at the Nyala market”, camp sheikh Mahjoub Tabaldiya told Radio Dabanga. “When they were on their way, gunmen suddenly opened fire at them. Both died instantly.” Tabaldiya noted that the sheikh was famous in the camp for his Koran recitations. File photo: Koran class in El Waha, near El Fasher, North Darfur (Mohamed Yousif Adam/Unamid)

A Koran sheikh and his brother from El Salam camp in Bielel locality, South Darfur, were shot dead on Sunday morning.

“Koran sheikh Abdel Razeg Adam Ahmed, and his brother Ahmed had left the camp early on Sunday with their donkey cart, to sell straw at the Nyala market”, camp sheikh Mahjoub Tabaldiya told Radio Dabanga.

“When they were on their way, gunmen suddenly opened fire at them. Both died instantly.” Tabaldiya noted that the sheikh was famous in the camp for his Koran recitations.

File photo: Koran class in El Waha, near El Fasher, North Darfur (Mohamed Yousif Adam/Unamid)