Thousands of Sudanese Pounds and other valuable items were stolen in an attack on a convoy of trucks and a passenger bus by an armed group in Abassiya Tegeli locality in Sudan’s South Kordofan State on Wednesday, multiple sources said.
The sources told Radio Tamazuj on Thursday that the gunmen are suspected to be members of the Popular Defense Forces (PDF), adding that the attack took place along the Abassiya-Um Ruwaba road.
The same sources further said the attackers stole more than 140,000 SDG and 65 mobile phones. There were no deaths or injuries reported after the incident.
The sources appealed to the government to intervene and ensure security in Abassiya locality.