A wave of poisonings attributed to Sudanese paramilitaries already leaves 151 dead in Gezira

The RSF rejects the accusation and suspects a possible cholera outbreak

Nov. 9 (EUROPA PRESS) –

At least 151 people have died from poisoning in recent days by Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Gezira state, according to a civil association that has reported 40 deaths from poisoning in the last 24 hours alone, while the paramilitaries They assure that what happened could be a cholera outbreak.

The complaint has been made by the NGO Gezira Conference and its activists assure that the worst scenario is occurring in the city of Hilaliya, 70 kilometers from the state capital, Wad Madani. The city, the organization notes, has been under paramilitary control for several weeks.

The NGO claims that 166 people have died in recent days: 151 poisoned — 40 of them since Friday — and another 15 shot to death. In addition, they blame the RSF for destroying the entire city, starting with a dialysis medical center that served patients from 31 locations and continuing with the city hospital, a dozen pharmacies, ten wells, 18 granaries and the electrical infrastructure. essential of the city.

This campaign against the civilian population of Gezira is related to the “desertion”, two weeks ago, of the RSF commander for the state, Abu Aqla Kikil. After learning of the abandonment, the paramilitaries have launched a campaign of retaliation against the entire civilian population of the state. The capital is more or less protected from the paramilitary siege (although the situation of the population is critical due to the lack of aid) but the 30,000 residents of Hilaliya are at the mercy of the RSF.

On the other hand, and in statements to the Sudan Tribune, another RSF commander, Muk Abid Abu Shotal, estimates that the “poisonings” could be due to an outbreak of cholera and the executions, to groups of “outlaws” sympathizers of the country’s ousted president. , Omar Hasan al Bashir. The commander has indicated that the RSF wants to send “a high-level delegation” to the city to confirm his suspicions and accused the deserter of taking anti-cholera and dialysis medications with him.