The people of Abu Karshola in South Kordofan state denounced the removal of the Deputy Amir, or Mek of Tagali, Ahmed Mansour. They say that the majority of the indigenous population left, fleeing, and that the area is now hosting armed nomadic tribes and government-backed militias.
Two weeks ago, the Deputy Amir of Tagali was dismissed by the State Governor, Adam El Faki, for unknown reasons.
Speaking to Radio Tamazuj, several representatives of the native administration attributed the underlying reason to Mansour’s firm stance on ethnic cohesion in Abu Karshola area.
The citizens of Abu Karshola are not only angry about the dismissal of the Deputy Amir, but also about the plans to upgrade Abu Karshola, now an administrative unit in Rashad locality, to a separate locality, a local resident said.
Muhyi El Din Babakar, a citizen from Abu Karshola accused the Governor of systematically displacing the local citizens by armed nomadic tribes and government-backed militias.
“They sacked the Deputy Amir because he rejected the ethnic division policy by the Governor for the Abu Karshola area,” he explained. “The indigenous people have been displaced from their area by armed militias who have replaced the now deserted areas.”
File photo: Darfuri militiaman (Radio Dabanga)
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