Rebels in South Kordofan say that 16 people from the Nuba tribes were executed over suspicions that they were supporters of the rebel SPLM/A-North.
Arnu Ngutulu Lodi, spokesman of the Sudan People Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N), announced that the government of South Kordofan “arrested and summarily executed 16 civilians of the Nuba tribe” on Monday, 5 November.
The civilians, from Liri area in Talodi locality were executed because they were “suspected to be SPLM/A-N supporters,” according to Lodi.
He explained that two of the victims, Paramount Chief Adam Juju and his brother Abdalla Juju, were targeted since the elections in May 2011, “because of their ethnic background” and because they were accused of having voted for the SPLM-N candidate.
The spokesman reported that Liri residents are “scared, suffering big trauma and fear the security elements may continue to capture more people.”
He also affirmed that the South Kordofan governor, Ahmed Mohamed Harun, “never stopped the aggression against Nuba civilians since 2011” and that a video previously published is “clear evidence” of these crimes. He was likely referring to a recorded speech that Harun gave to commanders telling them to take no prisoners.
Victims
The 16 victims named by Lodi are: Paramount Chief Adam Juju, Abdalla Juju, Jalab Blora, Mohammed Akol, Mohammed Sulieman, Alfaki Kalo, Mattar Abass, Jallab Alfaki, Adam Hassan, Mohammed Tia Almaban, Adam Tago, Salim Kanu Almahdi, Ali Daudi, Altieb Konda Abu-rafas, Ahmed Musa and Margani Hassan.
Photo by Radio Tamazuj: A child suffering malnutrition in Nuba Mountains, October 2012