The Governor of Sudan’s Blue Nile State, Lieutenant General Ahmed El Omda Badi, has declared a state of emergency.
According to the released statement, the decision was taken after “a review of the security situation in the region and the immediate intervention of the security services in order to stop the inter-tribal struggle by all available means and strengthen the prestige of the state through the implementation of constitutional and legal norms.” authority to take appropriate action.”
He added that the decision was taken along with the directives and decisions of the Security and Defense Council, “and in accordance with the provisions of Article (9) (b) of the Constitutional Document for 2019 and the amendment for 2020, read in conjunction with Article (8) of the Juba Peace agreement in Sudan and a final agreement on the two-region issue”.
In recent days, inter-tribal clashes between the Hausa tribe and other tribes in the village of Wad al-Mahi have resumed in Blue Nile State, after which many tribes have taken to the line of clashes.
At least 170 people have died in tribal clashes in the southern state over the past two days, two Sudanese officials said.
