A human rights defender in Nyala was assassinated on Friday by an armed force suspected to be affiliated with the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
Journalist Issa Dafa Allah, reporting from Nyala, informed Sudan Tribune that “the bodies of lawyer and human rights defender Ahmed Abdallah and an employee, Adam Omer, were discovered on the Nyala-El-Fasher road, less than 24 hours after they were abducted by gunmen.”
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The incident occurred just one day after they were kidnapped, and their captors had demanded a ransom for their release.
Nyala, a city deeply affected by intense fighting between the army and the paramilitary force, is currently grappling with an unprecedented security crisis due to the widespread presence of armed militias supporting the Rapid Support Forces. These armed groups are actively involved in looting markets and civilian homes.
According to Dafa Allah, the two deceased individuals were abducted on Thursday evening by an armed group dressed in RSF uniforms. The kidnappers used a Land Cruiser vehicle and were armed with automatic weapons when they took the victims from their home in the Al-Rahman neighbourhood in Nyala.
The kidnappers contacted the families of the victims on the same day and demanded approximately 30 million Sudanese pounds as ransom for their release.
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https://sudantribune.com/article275775/
https://www.voanews.com/a/rights-groups-call-for-sudan-war-crimes-investigation/7205261.html
