Sudan: Sudan MP Accuses Army of Land Grabbing in Sennar

Aug 6, 2014 | Radio Tamazuj
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Yusuf Abu Rouf, a member of Sudan’s National Legislative Assembly has accused elements of the Sudanese Armed Forces of grabbing land belonging to the Rufa‫a al Hawa nomadic tribe in Sennar state.

The MP, who is also the paramount nazir of the Rufa’a al Hawa tribe, told Radio Tamazuj on Tuesday that a group of soldiers came and settled in Kokari village without permission last week.

He claimed that those soldiers tried to annex pastoralists’ territory to the army. When local authorities found out about this, they contacted the army headquarters.