HUDO Centre Date: 26th July 2023 No.: H.K/UA/10/023 ‫‏‬ URGENT APPEAL ‫‏‬ SAF ARRESTED MR. SAMO NATTOIN ABU-JIBAIHA, SUDAN ‫‏‬ On 12th July 2023, Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) arrested Mr. Samo Alsheikh Natto from his home in Abu-Jubaiha without giving a reason. Since then, Mr. Natto has been held incommunicado in Abu-Jubaiha military base which raised fear that he could be undergoing torture. On 12th July 2023, for unknown reason Mr. Samo Alsheikh Natto was arrested by four Sudan Armed Force (SAF) soldiers. They drove him on a military vehicle to the Abu-Jibaiha military base. Since then Mr. Natto has been held incommunicado and any attempts by his family or lawyers to visit him were denied by SAF. This raised fears that he could be undergoing torture. HUDO Centre managed to talk to one of the activists in Abu-Jibaiha and he said that; SAF does not allow any body to visit detainees at the military base in Abu-Jibaiha. SAF also threatens to arrest individuals who constantly come again and again asking for detainees or requesting to visit. HUDO Centre expresses its concern for the safety of civilians in Sudan during this difficult time of SAF and RSF fights (conflict) and calls for the following:  Sudan Armed Forces to stop arresting civilians arbitrarily.  The Sudan Armed Force in Abu-Jibaiha to immediately release Mr. Samo Alsheikh Natto unconditionally or refer him to the court of law if there is a genuine case against him.  The SAF commander in South Kordufan State/ Nuba Mountains to investigate the circumstances of Mr. Natto's arrest