At least seven herders from the Hawazma tribe were killed and hundreds of heads of cattle robbed in an attack on Friday near Al-Hujairat area in Sudan’s South Kordofan State, according to Al-Hawazma community leaders.
In a statement seen by Radio Tamazuj yesterday, the association of the Hawazma tribe, accused the SPLA-N rebel group of involvement in the incident. The community called on the SPLA-N to carry out thorough investigations into the killing of its sons.
For its part, the SPLA-N issued a statement denying any involvement in the attack, pointing out that its army has no presence in Al-Hujairat area.
The rebel group promised to investigate the incident.