Mahdi Babo Nimr, a leader of the Misseriya tribe and member of parliament said that dividing South Kordofan into two states will solve the crisis there.

Nimr said citizens demand the return of the state of West Kordofan, and to designate South Kordofan to the area of the Nuba mountains.

The Misseriya leader told reporters yesterday that the security situation in the country is not suitable for trading goods with South Sudan.

He said there are people using motorcycles to transport gasoline across the border to South Sudan.