A 14-year-old girl was gang raped by three SPLA-North rebel soldiers at Balan area in Sudan’s Blue Nile State on Thursday.

Hussein Kantur Ibrahim, a relative, told Radio Tamazuj the incident took place after the rebels threatened the girl’s grandmother who was with her at their farm.

“They threatened her grandmother with a gun, they ganged rape her, they were three men," he said.

He said the girl was taken to a healthcare centre for treatment. Hussein said they condemn such acts whether from the government or rebels in the state.