HUDO Centre Date: 10th June 2021 No. H.K/UA/08/021 URGENT APPEAL FIVE PEOPLE KILLED AND OTHERS INJURED BY GUNMEN IN DEBAIBAT, SUDAN On 1st June 2021, three masked and armed people shot bullets at a tea maker gathering in Debaibat and as a result, five people died and others got injured. Community members believe that, the shooting incident was a vengeful dispute between two tribes. The police have been reluctant to investigate the case. On 1st June 2021 around 09:45 PM (Sudan time), three masked men with guns shot at a group of people sitting at a place of a tea maker/ seller in Elragaba market of Debaibat town. Three (3) people died instantly and eighteen (18) others were injured. Later in the night, another injured person died at the hospital and on 3rd June 2021 the fifth (5) person died in relation to the gunshots. The attackers ran away and no one has been arrested up to date. The names of people who died as a result of this shooting incident are; Khaleil Elradi Fadulalah, Mukhtar Mohammed Mukhtar, Abduelsalam Mohammed Mukhtar, Omer Elsafi and Omer Ahmed. According to victims, eye witnesses and other sources that HUDO Centre interviewed, it is generally believed that the shooting incident was a revenge act by Jimeeya youth. The Jimeeya youth accused Bargo youth of killing their colleague, they were targeted and killed three Bargo youth who came to town from Odaya village. One of the victims revealed before his death that, the attackers were from Jimeeya tribe. Currently, the situation in Debaibat area is worrying because the police did not apprehend the perpetrators which created more fear of counter attacks. HUDO is very concerned about the situation of civilians in conflict areas and calls upon:    Sudan government to address the state of insecurity in South Kordufan/ Nuba Mountains. Sudan government to ensure that the safety of civilians in conflict areas is guaranteed Sudan government to dissolve the government militias and disarm people with unlicensed firearms.   Sudan government to conduct rule of law responsibly. Sudan government to respect its international obligations.