promised the cattle keepers (nomads) that the SPLA-IO troops shall be relocated from
the area. Later in 2017, the troop was deported and relocated in Alteboun6 of White Nile
State.
2.2.6 Murder of two community leaders in Blue Nile
On 29th June 2017, Ommda Ali Hussein Osman, 57 years old the Mayor/ Ommda of
Fulani tribe in Tadhmon locality was shot dead by PDF soldiers in Bout.
29th June 2017, at 7: 00 PM in West of Bout town at the watering area (Hafira) which is
owned by PDF and guarded by four PDF soldiers, there was an argument between
Ommda Ali Hussein Osman, 57 years old, and the Tenant of Hafira Yousef Ali Hamoda
to whom he had paid for his cattle to access the watering area for three days, in which
the tenant denied the payment. Thereafter, Yousef Hamoda ordered the PDF soldiers to
shoot Ommda Ali by saying “shoot this Fulani man”. They shot him dead immediately.
One of the people (witness) who heard the gun shots and rushed to the scene was
arrested and threatened not to say anything.
Later, the witness and victim’s family were threaten by PDF not to talk about the case.
The political leaders deliberately held a meeting with community leaders in Damazin,
representative of the governor/ Hussain Yasain, Funj community leader/ Al-fateh Yousif
Hassan Adlan, Fulani Prince/ Mohammed Ahmed Tonfafi, Mairno Sultan/ Cheef and
other PDF and security leaders, to settle the matter/case secretly without going to the
courts of law but, Ommda/ Adam Ahmed Abaker started a legal process against the
perpetrators.
On 7th July 2017, at 6:00 PM, at the same place, Ommda/ Adam Mohammed Abaker,
was shoot dead. Residents linked this murder to the case/death of Ommda Ali Hussein.
Adam Mohammed Abaker was mobilizing people and persuing a legal process in that
murder case which was assigned to the lawyer Mr. Mohammed Al-haj against the PDF
soldier who guarded Hafira on that day of the incident.
The PDF defendants in Ali’s murder are;
1. Yousif Ali Hamouda (Al-Dehaish)
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