Darfuri student killed, four wounded in shooting at Nyala National Service centre

07/07/2013 23:10

A student has reportedly been shot dead and four others wounded on Saturday after a soldier opened fire on them outside the coordination office for National Service in Nyala, capital of South Darfur. Speaking to Radio Dabanga from Nyala hospital, one of the injured students explained that the shooting was triggered when students became impatient at having to wait in long lines to receive the National Service Seal, necessary for their university applications. “We arrived early in the morning to collect the seal. Some protested because certain students could receive the seal directly, without standing in the long queue – those who paid bribes or had ‘the right connections’. One of the soldiers fired into the air, but somehow five of us were hit.” He demanded that the perpetrator be prosecuted and punished. File photo: Sudanese troops on parade Related: Conscripts torch military camp in East Darfur (28 May 2013)

A student has reportedly been shot dead and four others wounded on Saturday after a soldier opened fire on them outside the coordination office for National Service in Nyala, capital of South Darfur.

Speaking to Radio Dabanga from Nyala hospital, one of the injured students explained that the shooting was triggered when students became impatient at having to wait in long lines to receive the National Service Seal, necessary for their university applications.

“We arrived early in the morning to collect the seal. Some protested because certain students could receive the seal directly, without standing in the long queue – those who paid bribes or had ‘the right connections’. One of the soldiers fired into the air, but somehow five of us were hit.”

He demanded that the perpetrator be prosecuted and punished.

File photo: Sudanese troops on parade

Related: Conscripts torch military camp in East Darfur (28 May 2013)