HUDO Centre Date: 10th February 2023 No.: H.K/PS/04/023 PRESS STATEMENT RSF SOLDIERS KILLED TWO CIVILIANS AND ROBBED OTHERS NEAR ABUJIBAIHA, SUDAN On 1st February 2023, a group of armed and masked RSF soldiers killed two travelers and robbed others near Abu-Jibaiha. The case was reported to Abu-Jibaiha police but, there was no effective response. On 1st February 2023 at around 08:00 AM (Sudan time), more than ten armed Rapid Support Force (RSF) soldiers in uniform obstructed a traveling truck with passengers at a point between Addaka village and Abu-Jibaiha town. The truck was coming from Tembaira weekly market to Abu-Jibaiha after spending a night at Addaka. The attackers (RSF-soldiers) were putting on masks and had tuktuk (three wheeler) automobiles. The attackers shot at the passengers and subsequently killed Mr. Abduelkareem Edris Gismalla (42 years) and Mr. Mohammed Ali Mohammed (39 years). The two were directly shot on the chests. After shooting and the truck was forced to stop, the assailants robbed all passengers of their available money and smart phones. During the process of robbing, another tuktuk arrived at the scene and the attackers assaulted the people on the tuktuk and robbed them too. They even took away (robbed) their tuktuk and disappeared. The truck with the passengers continued the journey with the two dead bodies to Abu-Jibaiha where postmortem was done and thereafter burial. This very case was reported at Abu-Jibaiha police however up to date no investigation was carried by police. Abu-Jibaiha is the capital of Abu-Jibaiha locality in South Kordufan State/ Nuba Mountains. The location of Addaka village is about 25 km west of Abu-Jibaiha town. Tembaira is about 70 km southwest of AbuJibaiha within the territory of Sudan People Liberation Army – North (SPLA-N). Tembaira is known for the weekly market which is attended by people from both sides of SPLA-N and government-controlled areas. HUDO Centre is very concerned about the security situation and the safety of civilians in conflict areas and calls upon;