Armed Forces Issues Statement on Events at Lagaw in West Kordofan

The Armed Forces has called on the social components at the Lagawa area, West Kordofan State, which witnessed confrontations between some social components, that resulted in deaths and injuries of the Messairiya and Nuba people, to adhere to wisdom and to preserve the historical peaceful coexistence between them and to refrain from violence.

The Armed Forces said in a statement that the responsible authorities will work to take measures to guarantee security and the citizenship rights, as the homeland can accommodate all citizens.

The statement pointed out that the military force at the area, composed of the Armed Forces, the Rapid Support Forces and the Police Forces, has intervened over two days and separated the two disputing parties, evacuated the injured, and secured the local market and vital facilities.

According to the statement, the state’s security committee is dealing closely with the situation to take the necessary measures to prevent aggravation of the situation and to arrest the perpetrators to hold them accountable.

The statement revealed that a number of quarters of Lagawa town in West Kordofan State witnessed confrontations between some social components in the region on  October 14 and 15, a matter which resulted, up to Saturday morning, two deaths and four injured persons of Messairiya tribe, three deaths and five wounded persons of the Nuba tribe, in addition to setting fire to a number of houses and thelooting of some private properties in the neighborhoods of Kardafay and Debkaya.