By 5th March 2024, SAF had arrested fifteen (15) civilians/ residents of Al-Kewaik including one female. All of the arrested people were from Kega temeru/ Nuba (tribe) aged between 3040 years of age except one. The detainees were tortured which caused the death of five (5) people and others were injured. They were released on 11th April 2024. Their names are listed below: 1. Mr. Ramadan Abduelrahman Al-Bushari Kafi, government employee/ Locality information and media. 2. Mr. Omer Musa Haren Kafi, 52 years old, government employee/ Ministry of Finance. 3. Mr. Waheib Abdalla Ibrahim Tangulo, government employee/ Health Insurance 4. Mr. Hassabo Mohammed Kortukaila. 5. Mr. Ibrahim Edris Abujalha Kafi. 6. Mr. Shams Al-Haq Sharafeldin Jibril Kafi. 7. Mr. Hassan Awadalla Eltoum Kafi. 8. Mr. Shawgi Mukhtar Haren Kafi. 9. Mr. Hussein Sheikheldin Ajabna. 10. Mr. Atif Hassan Ando Shaga. 11. Mr. Al-Maleh Makin Al-Birair Tutu. 12. Mr. Hamid Mohammed Hamid Al-Tayeb. 13. Mr. Al-Sanussi Elzobair Musa Eleasir. 14. Mrs. Salwa Barnita Elamin. 15. Mr. Shaga Tiya. After the arrest campaign, the community leader/ Mayor of Al-Kewaik (Omda/ Ibrahim Ramadan) approached the SAF commandant in Al-Kewaik seeking to release the detainees but it was not possible. Instead, the detainees were transferred to Kadogli military headquarters where they were brutally tortured, intimidated and abused verbally with racist words. On 9th April 2024, the families and community members of the detained people were reliably informed that four (4) of the detainees had died under torture. This was later confirmed by the Kadogli military high commandant. According to this military commander, the dead detainees were buried by SAF. They did not hand over the dead bodies to the families and no burial location that could be traced. The names of the four (4) dead victims are; 9