Sudanese army, Abu Tira, police storm South Darfur camp

20/11/2013 20:50

A force of Sudan Armed Forces troops, policemen and Central Reserve Forces (Abu Tira) troops in 35 Land Cruisers, stormed Otash camp for the displaced in Nyala, South Darfur at 7am on Wednesday morning. Camp residents told Radio Dabanga that the government forces have arrested five of them. The forces searched the houses, “taking mobile phones, money, and household items”. “They took SDG800 ($140) from camp resident Hiyam Adam Ali as well as his furniture. From Mohamed Ali SDG1,000 ($175) was taken, and from Abdelaziz Juma Hussein two mobile phones.” The witnesses explained that the forces searched the camp on alcohol and drugs. Their behaviour “frightened the camp population severely”. Five camp residents were arrested; among them Mahjoub Adam Hussein and student Ali Adam, who, according to the witnesses, have “no connection at all with alcohol or drugs”. File photo: Abu Tira troops

A force of Sudan Armed Forces troops, policemen and Central Reserve Forces (Abu Tira) troops in 35 Land Cruisers, stormed Otash camp for the displaced in Nyala, South Darfur at 7am on Wednesday morning.

Camp residents told Radio Dabanga that the government forces have arrested five of them. The forces searched the houses, “taking mobile phones, money, and household items”.

“They took SDG800 ($140) from camp resident Hiyam Adam Ali as well as his furniture. From Mohamed Ali SDG1,000 ($175) was taken, and from Abdelaziz Juma Hussein two mobile phones.”

The witnesses explained that the forces searched the camp on alcohol and drugs. Their behaviour “frightened the camp population severely”.

Five camp residents were arrested; among them Mahjoub Adam Hussein and student Ali Adam, who, according to the witnesses, have “no connection at all with alcohol or drugs”.

File photo: Abu Tira troops