Al-Yuare- Sky News – Local newspapers – The capital Khartoum is witnessing significant security lapses and the emergence of outlaw groups terrorizing the population amid accusations that the security services are lenient with the state of insecurity, where looting, theft and kidnappings have increased in recent weeks, raising serious questions about the causes and repercussions of the spread of the phenomenon.
Numerous videos showing attacks on young people of both sexes in broad daylight, the looting of their mobile phones and money are circulating on social media, and police records have recorded more than one abduction of minors.
Aggressor groups often wear uniforms; a number of security agencies deny links to them and accuse them of impersonation.
Security experts believe that the heavy presence of forces affiliated with a number of armed movements that signed the Sudanese peace agreement in October 2020 further complicates the security situation.
Tayeb Abdel Jalil, a former police chief, told Sky News Arabia that the current insecurity in the capital requires a speedy review of the security services and work to remove the armed movements from cities until they are integrated into the security services or demobilized in accordance with the legal and professional grounds.
Abdul Jalil said the current situation is the result of a lack of control and a complete imbalance in the state system.
On the other hand, organized looting gangs known as “nigers” are of great concern to citizens, owing to their repeated looting throughout the day.
These groups, which suddenly appear to prey on their wealth of money, identities and others, are highly organized and extremely dangerous for carrying white and fire weapons.
Social media and Sudanese social groups are full of horrifying stories of the crimes of these gangs, which spread day and night on the main streets, forcibly attack their victims and rob their phones and money very quickly.
Some attribute the recent increase in the phenomenon to the current difficult economic situation in the Sudan.
Due to living conditions and low wage levels, police work has become unattractive, losing many of its qualified human cadres, opening the door to further breakdowns and abuses and limiting its professional capabilities, Abdul Jalil said.
Yesterday, for the first time in the history of the capital, schools in the northern Khartoum suburb of Al-Kadrou disrupted school and ordered students to return home for fear of expected attacks by gangs in the area.
On Saturday, the Al-Kadrou area north of Khartoum witnessed unprecedented security slips in connection with the killing of a young man by so-called “niqars” gangs, followed by the burning of a number of informal houses inhabited by dozens of South Sudanese.
Many citizens point out that the response of the security authorities to dealing with the events is very weak.
For its part, the police say that they have organized large campaigns targeting crime dens where they have repeatedly advertised these campaigns and statistics of arrested persons and crimes without significant change on the ground
