is located southeast Abu-Zabad town. A case was registered at police in Abu-Zabad town against anonymous and no further investigations were held. 2.2.4 Murder in Lagawa On 25th July 2017, four (4) farmers were killed while they were at their farms in Lady Village south Lagawa town. The suspected perpetrators were from Arab MessareyaGazaya and the reason for killing was not established (unknown). The dead bodies were taken to Lagawa hospital and the case was reported and filed at Lagawa police after pressure from the relatives of the deceased and the public. On 23rd July 2017, another civilian by names of Sediq Eltahir was also killed at his farm in Lagawa. All those victims are from Nuba tribes. All cases were filed against anonymous and the police did not carry out further investigations yet the suspected people were known. Unlawful Killing in Blue Nile 2.2.5 South Sudan rebels attack on civilian On 15th June 2017, a group of soldiers from Sudan People Liberation Army – In Opposition (SPLA-IO)5 attacked cattle keepers in Adham village (23 km west of Bout town in Tadhmon locality). As a result five people died whereby they were tied and shot and their cattle were looted. By that time, some of the SPLA- IO troops were camped near Adham village (area of cattle keepers) in Blue Nile state of Sudan. The dead people are; 1. Ahmed Hamadelnil Alhassan, 30 years old, married. 2. Alsadiq Hamadelnil Alhassan, 25 years old, married. 3. Dafaalla Abdallah (wad Eldeiya), 29 years old, married. 4. Idris Albashir (Alraie), 25 years old, married. 5. Ahamed Jubara Ali, 26 years old, married. In retaliation, the cattle keepers mobilized themselves and on 17th June 2017 they attacked SPLA-IO troops and killed nine (9) soldiers. After this incident, the Blue Nile state governor and the military commander in the state visited the area and they 5 It is South Sudanese opposition group headed by Riack Mashar 13

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