Pro-government militias killed one person and abducted another five in three separate incidents that occurred in areas north and south of El-Fasher, North Darfur, on Thursday, 13 December, a relative of one of the victims told Radio Dabanga. <\/p>\n
In the first incident, militiamen stationed around the Abu Delek area shot and killed the citizen Sabun Hagar Siraj, who is the son of a cousin of the El-Fasher commissioner Nasr El Din Bakkal Siraj, a source affirmed.<\/p>\n
The victim was reportedly shot as he was harvesting his farm in the Shawa area, south of El-Fasher, and his body was transferred to a morgue in El-Fasher. The case has been reported to the police. <\/p>\n
Also on Thursday, pro-government militias driving seven Land Cruisers abducted three people as they traveling from El-Fasher to Goz Beina village, south of the state’s capital.<\/p>\n
He said that three passengers were brought to the militia\u2019s camp in Dugum area, east of Dar-El-Salaam. However, he continued, on the way to their camp the militiamen stopped at Goz Beina, where they assaulted Omda Mahmoud Adam and looted the village.<\/p>\n
One of the hostages later contacted his relative and said the perpetrators are asking a ransom of four million Sudanese pounds per person, the source pointed out.<\/p>\n
According to the source the victims are: Ahmed Yaqoub Osman, Taher Timan Arjah, and Yaqoub Adam Osman.<\/p>\n
Speaking to Radio Dabanga, a resident of Goz Beina complained that after killing, looting, burning houses and expelling people from several villages, now pro-government militias also began kidnapping locals for money, impoverishing the population. <\/p>\n
He mentioned that the following villages have been targeted: \u200b\u200bAbu Delek, Saga Al-Naam and Eid Al-Beida, adding to Radio Dabanga that authorities have been informed about the events.<\/p>\n
The latest incident occurred at the Dermah area, north of El-Fasher, also on Thursday.<\/p>\n
An eye-witness said that an armed group driving a vehicle mounted with Dushkas kidnapped two herders who were riding their cart and looted a number of their camels. The perpetrators then reportedly fled to an unknown destination.<\/p>\n
According to the witness, the victims are: Mohamed Adam Rashid and Ahmed Hagar Mussa. <\/p>\n