West Darfur State has registered a sharp decline in crime following the return to work by local police, a local rights activist said.
Speaking to Radio Tamazuj on Sunday, lawyer and human rights activist Hafez Idris Ibrahim said the resumption of duty by some police officers has seen a sharp reduction in crime.
“The challenges that stand in the way of police in carrying out their duties include lack of communication with the center. How can salaries and the management budget be provided unless they communicate with the center?” The activist asked.
The entire police force disappeared following the recent invasions of the state by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
He said the police force is a national body that should not be subject to political intersections. Ibrahim observed that the force should freely perform their duty and appealed to citizens to cooperate with it.
Engineer Mohammed Musa Al-Ghali, a member of the Democratic Engineers Association, said the security personnel resumed duty after a six-month absence.
“The police disappeared since the beginning of the war, and their absence was felt due to the role they play in society.”
He said police prevent crime and loss of lives and property.
Musa claimed that some police officers in some states had become impartial and were part of the conflict in the region.
West Darfur is one of the war-torn Darfur region’s states that the RSF has fully taken over last month, after fighting with the Sudanese army.
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