The management of a Christian school whose property in Omdurman was confiscated has called on the Sudanese government to intervene by resolving a dispute with local authorities over the ownership of the school.

The Khartoum State Education Office reportedly confiscated the school which is part of the Catholic Church thinking that it had a connection with South Sudan.

Ishaq Andrew, headmaster of the Comboni School at Al Hara 56, told Radio Tamazuj that the local authorities in Kareri defied an order issued by a court to vacate the school. Andrew urged the government to respect the court ruling to vacate the school and allow students to resume schooling.

About 100 students have been affected by the confiscation of the school, according to the school’s headmaster. He pointed out that private properties found inside the school were also confiscated.

He added that security agents banned them from assembling with parents of the student to discuss the idea of continuing education outside the school.

The Sudanese government has closed down several Christian schools in Khartoum and church lands after the separation of South Sudan in 2011.