Radio Dabanga (Hilversum)

Sudan: Militants Kidnap Displaced Girl Near Garsila, Central Darfur

18 February 2013

Garsila — A pro-government militia kidnapped a displaced girl on Saturday from Garsila camp in Wadi Saleh locality, Central Darfur. It was reported that the child was taken to an unknown destination.

A sheikh from Garsila camp told Radio Dabanga that the militants arrived on camels and attacked a group of children, aged between six and 13. Among the group were seven displaced girls. The sheikh added they were attacked while they were on their way back to the camp from collecting firewood.

He stated that the girl is still missing, while the other children returned to their homes on Saturday evening. He appealed to the authorities to intervene and help find the kidnapped girl as well as to stop the crimes committed by pro-government militias.

  • Comment

Copyright © 2013 Radio Dabanga. All rights reserved. Distributed by AllAfrica Global Media (allAfrica.com). To contact the copyright holder directly for corrections — or for permission to republish or make other authorized use of this material, click here.

AllAfrica aggregates and indexes content from over 130 African news organizations, plus more than 200 other sources, who are responsible for their own reporting and views. Articles and commentaries that identify allAfrica.com as the publisher are produced or commissioned by AllAfrica.

Comments Post a comment