HUDO Centre No.: H.K/PS/52/022
28th November 2022
PRESS STATEMENT GUNMAN KILLED A LADY BASING ON ETHNICITY IN KADOGLI, SUDAN
On 20th November 2022, a gunman shot Ms. Zubaida Eisa at a farm East of Kadogli
town. The gunman first inquired the victim’s ethnicity, tried to rape and
finally shot bullets. The case was reported to Kadogli police but, there was no
effective response. On 20th November 2022, a group of women were working
(harvesting) together at a farm near Telu suburb of east Kadogli when an armed
man with a face mask appeared to them asking for drinking water. Thereafter, he
asked the women about their tribe whereby two of them were from Arab tribes,
others from Bargo and three from Nuba tribes. He forced the three Nuba ladies
to march under gunpoint away from the other ladies while telling them that, ‘I
have a problem with Nuba’. The attacker tried to rape one of them but they
resisted and ran away from him. He subsequently shot at them many bullets and
as a result, Ms. Zubaida Eisa Komi was injured on her right thigh as the
attacker run away. The two survivors together with other people from the
surrounding farms rushed the injured lady to Kadogli hospital. But, she died on
arrival due to severe bleeding (according to the postmortem). The case was
reported to Kadogli central police office. The police only visited the crime
scene but they did not search or investigate on the surrounding nomad camps for
the attacker/ assailant. Zubaida Eisa Komi (31 years old) was from Nuba tribes.
Kadogli is the capital city of South Kordufan State/ Nuba Mountains. Telu is a
suburb at the eastern part of Kadogli town where there are many farms as well
as nomad camps. HUDOCentre is very concerned about the security situation and
the safety ofcivilians in conflict areas and calls upon;
· Police in South Kordufan
State/ Nuba Mountains to execute their duties responsibly and to immediately
investigate this case.
· The prosecutor in South
Kordufan State/ Nuba Mountains to ensure that there is rule of law.
· The security committee in
South Kordufan State/ Nuba Mountains to dissolve and disarm militias and ensure
the safety of civilians.
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