No. H.K/PS/03/023
9th February 2023
PRESS STATEMENT
SAF SOLDIERS KILLED AND ROBBED CIVILIAN IN TALODI, SUDAN
On 24th January 2023, Mr. Suliman Eltayeeb was killed and robbed by SAF
soldiers in Talodi
market. A case was filed at Talodi police but no efforts was made by police in
investigating this
case.
On 24th January 2023 at around 03:00 AM (Sudan time), three armed men in Sudan
Armed Force
(SAF) uniform attacked Mr. Suliman Eltayeed Mohammed Ali together with his
brother Mr. Osman
Eltayeeb who were sleeping (resting) at Talodi market after they had arrived
late from travel. The
attackers first tried to rob the two brothers but they resisted and fought
back. As a result, one of the
attackers shot (a bullet) Mr. Suliman on his head and he died instantly.
Thereafter, the assailants
robbed the available money and smart phones from the dead person and the
surviving brother before
disappearing.
This incident happened in a short distance (about twenty metres) from security
police office but no
intervention was made by police till 06:00 AM when the dead body was taken to
hospital for postmortem
and buried afterwards. This case was reported at Talodi police but no
investigation was carried out.
Mr. Suliman Eltayeeb Mohammed Ali (35 years old), Mr. Osman Eltayeeb Mohammed
Ali (27 years
old) were brothers and laborers at the gold mines. Talodi is the capital of
Talodi locality in South
Kordufan State/ Nuba Mountains and it has many gold mines around it.
HUDO is very concerned about the situation of civilians in Sudan and
calls upon:
·
SAF and police in Talodi 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 ensure the
safety of
civilians as well as to control over SAF soldiers.
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