Trader is shot dead at Rumbek bus station

By Manyang Mayom

July 13, 2009 (KHARTOUM) – An unknown shooter murdered a leading businessman in Rumbek, the capital of Lakes state, during the robbery of a bus arriving in Rumbek on Monday at 4 a.m.

At dawn, Amir Ibraham, well-known as Altif Shabli, a northern Sudanese businessman from Gezira State was murdered within the town centre and market of Rumbek during the robbery. The bus station where the attack took place is located next to Nile Commercial Bank (NCB) in Rumbek town.

According to an eyewitness, "we were coming from Western Bahr El-Ghazal (Wau) using our commercial bus and upon our arrival to Rumbek bus station we were rounded up and all our moneys were looted as late Amir raised up his voice – immediately the assailant shot him dead and then the group ran away." He also added that those assailants were not in casual clothes, but dressed in camouflage.

The chairman of the trade union representing businessmen of Darfur in Lakes state affirmed that late Amir Ibrahim had run a petrol station in Rumbek since 2007, working on good terms with local people.

Ibrahim’s slaying happened to take place between the police station and Prisons office of Rumbek. In the aftermath of the death, confirmed in the early morning, all businessmen from Northern Sudan operating in Rumbek ordered the closure of their shops since 7:00 a.m. The majority of such business owners who work in Rumbek market are from Darfur, while there are also Equatorians and businesswomen serving in the bar areas and a few Dinka men who own private shops.

One resident of Rumbek, Akolde, affirmed that "this move (to close the market) was viewed by ordinary citizens of Lakes state as strange, because this is not the first that cases of such a nature (murder) have occurred in Rumbek town. Local people at times do confront each other in broad daylight and nevertheless the market has never closed."

This last year alone witnessed several murder cases of foreigners in Lakes state, starting with a Kenyan and Tanzanian who work at the garage as machine men. Moreover, the Lakes state police usually carry out investigation and yet no results have reached the public.

Meanwhile, a Lakes state policeman ensured Sudan Tribune by phone that all investigations that were carried out have shown that all murders of such single killings are attributable to individual quarreling, affairs with women or rivalry with other friends from one’s homeland over business issues.

A businessman, Mr. Makur Majok said "the closure of the shops operated by Northerners indicated that we are not one Sudanese seeking for a united Sudan — the killing of Amir Ibrahim is pathetic and is as a result of lack of rule of law in Lakes state. How can a killer run away just in between two placed that are controlled by governments institutions of Police and Prisons, without intervention to be rounded up and captured on spot, after the gun shot was heard?" he asked.

Majok concluded that "We have stated many times that General Daniel Awet Akot is not a leader to governance in Lakes state affairs. He is an inconsistent fellow. He has no idea of leadership, but our President Gen. Kiir keeps him here. The assailant remains unapprehended. No one knows of his whereabouts nor whether he will be traced by Police or not."

For the Lakes state ruling party, the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM), Secretary Samuel Mathiang Keer said the party secretariat strongly condemned the incident and he urged all Lakes state citizens to remain calm until the murderer is located.

Mr. Keer affirmed that the coffin of late Amir had been transported to Western Bahr-El-Ghazal state this afternoon.

(ST)

27 Forum messages

Trader is shot dead at Rumbek bus station 14 July 2009 03:58, by oshay

This is truly abhorent and clearly shows you how the SPLM has failed completely in the South please everyone read this statment from the article- "Ibrahim’s slaying happened to take place between the police station and Prisons office of Rumbek." How INSANE is this, this shows you the lawlessness and impunity that is rampant in the south.

And it’s funny how we Southerners feel sorry for Darfuris and want Bashir to go to the ICC, yet we murder them in the SOUTH.

Trader is shot dead at Rumbek bus station 14 July 2009 04:22, by magang chol

It is very sad to had it that the Businessman was been shot death by unknown person. Is this what called is Lake state.What is the work of the police . Police should have to deal with crimal people . this incident was happen near by the police station and the police wouldn,t took the action. The government should have to work hard to provide better training to the police. Why people bother themselves to be police and they don,t know the roles of the police,this is very usless. Iam truly condemn the police for their failure not to fullfil the duty of care and provision of the people.The laws was not been follows if the people knowing the laws this consiracy wouldn,t happen. Now days there willbe no good things to those traders to operate in Rumbek they can go away with their things.
MAGANG CHOL IS THE CHAIRMAN OF THE DINKAS LIBERATION MOVEMENT AFTER IT AFTER ACHEIVED THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES AND IT CHANGE TO BE DINKAS LIBERATION POWERS.
- Trader is shot dead at Rumbek bus station 14 July 2009 04:53, by M.C.C Kul-chi-gongic
  
  Dear magang chol.
  
  After you achieved aims and objectives just inform me and I will be your deputy or Secretary General of DINKAS LIBERATION POWERS (DLP). If you have problem of achieving goals and objectives just let me know also. We will colony other tribes especially Nuers and Equatorians.
  
  Thank you brother
  
  By M.C.C Kul-chi-gongic
  - Trader is shot dead at Rumbek bus station 14 July 2009 05:39, by magang chol
    
    This party doesn,t need coward people . this party was consist of the major general and C in C Commander in chief and general secratary with his duty secratary. Let me tell you this party is not like the party of Lam Akol. this party is independent party and the people who are within this party are warriors and brave fighters, which mean we don,t bring someone who doesn,t suffering during liberation movement.Dinkas ayeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
    Magang is the chairman of Dinkas liberation movement after acheived the aims and objectives it change to be Dinkas powers (DLM)
    - Trader is shot dead at Rumbek bus station 14 July 2009 06:53, by M.C.C Kul-chi-gongic
      
      Hi Mr. Magang Chol
      
      What make you abuse me? Do you think that I’m coward? I’m really sorry brother. Thank you
Trader is shot dead at Rumbek bus station 14 July 2009 11:39, by Gabriel Green

Ashay,
this is just a small conpensantion from our more brothers they have killed during (Marallin) time. there is no superise about this.

The boy who killed Ibrahim wants to conpensate his father simple like that. just wait for more if they don,t evacute.

Trader is shot dead at Rumbek bus station 14 July 2009 04:21, by M.C.C Kul-chi-gongic

Dear Mr. Makur Majok.

You are really idiot. You have really done something very stupid to criticize Governor. Don’t know that Amir Ibraham is secrete agent who worked for Omer Al-Bashir in Lake State. Amir Ibraham death today showed that Lake citizens are capable because he (Amir Ibraham )is the reason for the violence in Rumbek. His job in Rumbek is to supply civilians with weapons and also take secrete informations back to Khartoum to his boss Omer Al-Bashir.

Trader is shot dead at Rumbek bus station 14 July 2009 05:09, by Oduck Bol

Nonsense news from Lake State:

If a man was killed with agun shot which has loud vioce near police and prison and police did not catch the shooter it means poilce has a hand in killing of Amir Ibraham. Useles words compaining by say that "but our president keep him here". He is not your persident,if he dose not protact you or dose what you like. Do something to change governer or the way he leads you in state,do not be silent in Lack State. Your state now be come a murder state. People are going to be afraid to trade in Lacke State if you do not change the governer Danial Awet Akot,event oneday he may kill you Citizens of Lake State. Take him out.

Trader is shot dead at Rumbek bus station 14 July 2009 07:05, by khamic Isaac

This is my first time seeing Agar people killing an Arab since they were Arabs supporter in Khartoum. it has show signed they are now believe in South Sudan Government, well done Agar people and tell them to make their trading in the North.
- Trader is shot dead at Rumbek bus station 14 July 2009 08:33, by Anyuathwakou
  
  If the Southerners started of killing Arab spies, that will make them fear and they will escape soon back to North.
  These are not traders even those who are working with the Companies are all MI.
- Trader is shot dead at Rumbek bus station 14 July 2009 17:02, by Wudutman
  
  Dear Mr Khamic:
  Agar are they really people who fought this war in one heart, i didn’t hear any one of Agar who surrender him self to the Arab like Kerebino and Riak Machar during struggle. Agar are suppose to be congratulate by the Government of South Sudan and fulfill their need as they did a good job better than others for the last 21 years. Agars are brave people; during jafaar Nimer rule what was student of Rumbek Secondary did to Nimery? If you know explain to me. Please better to respect them and if you come to the Agar territory without respecting their culture you will supper. Agars are the stomach of south Sudan and if there is anything that wounded the stomach, it will pain all the body. Most of the people in South Sudan are aware of Agars people geographical in the South.
  By Wudutman.
- Trader is shot dead at Rumbek bus station 15 July 2009 06:37, by abel sabit
  
  If it’s your first time to hear that brother that’s mean you where not in sudan at all. Because Agar community was facing alot of things in southern sudan they are the rib of southern sudan. thanks by way!!!!

Trader is shot dead at Rumbek bus station 14 July 2009 08:38, by BUSTA 2

Sad,

That place will never developed no matter what happened there due to the stuppidy behaviors of people staying there.

Dinkas, when will you stop killing one another for no reason yet other pple are now looking for the development?

Think the more people are talking about your madness the more you feel happy and it paved ways for more killing and if it is part of your culture, people pity you.

Brother in Christ,

BUSTA 2

Trader is shot dead at Rumbek bus station 14 July 2009 09:18, by gam042

why do you care when they killed an arab. by the way personally i don’t support killing each other but arab to hell. kill more of them. warning for the lucky one that still alive wandering arround in the street in the south. Coil down you tail! or for the sake of your life go back to north and respect our brother who are north.this time let not those albino face race fuck with us no more.
Trader is shot dead at Rumbek bus station 15 July 2009 22:46, by Peter Aarai

To mr/mrs Busta the one who got killed is not a Dinka nor Southern Sudanese, he´s secret agent who got hired by his boss in Khartoum to monitor the activities of Southern Army in the South, but failed to achieved his duty and try get fight with some children whose their father got killed during the war, the secret agent who marilin (Darfurian) now doing all businesses in Rumbek must have to pay those orphans kids who the killed their father, if not, they will face more deadliest in daily basis, I dont care if all north trader get kill or murdered. why they have to do free businesses in Southern and we are not allowed to do the same in the north or in Darfur.

thanks to that thug boys.

Trader is shot dead at Rumbek bus station 14 July 2009 09:04, by Father Critic

Please my dear braking dogs from Equatoria,would you mind stop talking against SPLA and Dinka please? The death of Amir is not known and it is also a good news for we don,t have such name in Southern Sudan.

By the way,when are those Equatorians going to learn and talk like human beings? Anyway their being in Southern Sudan won’t add or subtract anything from whatever going on.
Critic Ngueny from Bot town

Trader is shot dead at Rumbek bus station 14 July 2009 09:24, by gam042

FYI SPLA is not Dinka anyway. equatorians could be barking dogs but they behaved in more civilized way than you agressive,rude halfed human being. the educated one behaved like illiterate one. when are you start behaving like other. ummmmmmmmm—uumm
- Trader is shot dead at Rumbek bus station 14 July 2009 11:51, by Awadia Tania
  
  It’s somewhat a nuisance and a rude management to kill whoever does fruitful arrangement in such state.Govern.t of Kiir might have lost totally because his arrogant tribe asked him to change the governor but he could not since then.
  
  Even though Ibrahiim wanted to spy the state, he shouldn’t be killed illegally but he should be brought to court for justice and that’s why law was created or don’t you have judge,lawyers and judiciary in your state?
  
  LastlyI laugh at who so called Magang Chol who pretended to be the dinka chairman with such a poorest English language !!!
  Magang,you should learn all the eight parts of speeches and to know where to place adjective,adverb,noun,verb mostly auxiliary verb and adverbials. Please allow other youths of your state to claim chairmanship !!. I know some outstanding youths of Lakestate from this website who would be leaders.For example, Akol Lia Mager,Muoranyar,Juma Ajuwak, Maluach,Moses Kuur and the rest may somehow be good to claim chairmanship but you are the lowest please,study again in Canada of USA and come back to meet us on this website. Or if you call your self Chairman of Lakestate,it will be good and leave name dinka because you are already mad in your state to kill all the times.
  
  I am personally Dinka girl living in Western Australia.
  
  Awadia Tania.
  - Trader is shot dead at Rumbek bus station 14 July 2009 12:52, by outstanding student
    
    hahah
    
    I am very afraid because I cann’t belive that sudanse website have many clever people like this girl who knows branches of English!
    sister please why you didn’t you go to Sudan to help them in term of ruling rather than being disturbed by many stupid people who swallow Sudan just by getting too much catch without doing any important thing.
    
    And again be informed that those mentioned boy friends are not only leaders alone.
    
    Thank you.
    JONGROOR.
  - Trader is shot dead at Rumbek bus station 14 July 2009 14:44, by M.C.C Kul-chi-gongic
    
    Dear Miss Awadia Tania.
    
    You are absolutely correct when you say that Magang Chol is non dinka. This morning I asked him whether I can be his deputy or secretary general of his party in order to determine whether he is really dinka but his answer to my request doesn’t sound like someone who has formed a party. So, this monkey who called himself Magang Chol is now spoiling dinka name with his poorest English. He is now in USA, Canada, Australia or Newzealand but our English here in Wau is still better than his English.
    - Trader is shot dead at Rumbek bus station 14 July 2009 17:31, by Wudutman
      
      Dear People:
      Dinka Liberations power is not a party. It is a guerrilla nickname according to my understanding. it was form to look after one enemy, second to it Manyang is not in U.S.A as you said but advice that to update yourself for the next result of Abyei boundary if you are in Wau and leave these exile people like Logic boy and Busta they are talkative people then doing practical in the battle field .
      By Wudutman.
  - Trader is shot dead at Rumbek bus station 14 July 2009 23:11, by Julia Anok
    
    Ms Awadia what do you mean by saying that govern.t of kiir might have lost totally because his arrogant tribe asked him to change the governor but he could not since then?Don’t you know that you abuse Kiir as well as whole Dinka community by using singular word call tribe without adding [s]to know that you mean Dinka tribes or clans in lakes state plus you went as far as insulting lakes people because of individual Magang whom you don’t even know if he is from lakes state or not. And he did not called himself as chairman of lakes state dinkas to admited him as lakes citizen!! and you called yourself as Dinka lady which am doubt that you are a Refugee lady in western Australia who happen to be from western Darfur region with such a fake muslim names. If you are really a southerner you should start advicing all those idiot defender general of communities.
    
    I don’t blame they gangster who run a way without being caught because they police organ in lakes state are said to be an old men who can’t manage to chase criminals.
    - Trader is shot dead at Rumbek bus station 15 July 2009 11:07, by Awadia Tania
      
      Anok, thank you very much.
      
      Sure Isaid the government of Kiir might have lost totally because his arrogant tribe of Dinka had been complaining to take away their unwanted governor whom most of them dislike but Kiir is deaf to their complain,then where is the rule of law ?
      
      If most individuals deny any proposal amendment than the few, it must to be accepted so that to build the government
      Secondly,I do find Magang’s comments only on Lake state conflict every time but his comments had always been repeatable word Dinka, Dinka without interesting meaning. Yah,if I am mistaken to abused great dinka name, please forgive me yet a right person needs to claim right words.
      
      To the bottom of the points, I thank brother Takpiny for his congratulation deeds for the real people whom I expect leadership not Dinka leadership but whole Sudan leadership otherwise check all their meaningful statements. They are, Akol Lia Mager,Juma Ajuwak,Muoranyar, Muluach Madit,Moses Kuur Akech + Awadia either.
      
      The ending is,’Magang is a simple talkative amphibian who doesn’t know where wind comes and goes. Look how he childishly abused us bellow,is this how leader talks ??!! Ha haaa, I laugh at liar.
      
      Yes I am a girl of 23rd whose intelligent parents produced and I may have right to marry the man instead .And I may lead otherwise. My different spirit tells me that you are in NSW in Sydney with this ,,,,, knowledge !!!!!
      
      I warn you to stop assuming chairmanship on anprogramme. If they elect you,it might be because of bribery yet with this mouthing,how could you be a leader ?!!!
      
      Thank wise Sudanese for their understandings.Thus forgive my insult to Dinka tribe.
      Community.
      
      Awadia Tania.
      - Trader is shot dead at Rumbek bus station 15 July 2009 13:04, by M.C.C Kul-chi-gongic
        
        Awadia Tania
        
        Do not withdraw, Magang Chol is not a Dinka. He is someone who want to spoil Dinka name.
      - Trader is shot dead at Rumbek bus station 15 July 2009 23:01, by Peter Aarai
        
        To mrs Awadia Tania,
        
        I think you have a personal problem with Dinkas or you may breakup with your Dinka boyfriend, if that, dont insulted the whole dinka in general, but to the one you have problem with. back to comments, your comment dont related to the murder happened in Rumbek or Kiir with arrogant tribe of Dinka as you coded. Kiir got nothing to do with gangs in whole Southern Sudan Cities or towns, those are cities police job not even a governor job. if police failed to traced the killer, uncover will be able to trace and track down all the gangs members until found the clue.
        let me give you advice, dont run your mouth so much, you will be murdered too.
- Trader is shot dead at Rumbek bus station 15 July 2009 01:33, by Takpiny
  
  Guys you failed to understood mangang chol party objective. His party objective are all about to challenge famous big- logic _boy his anti dinka party called ERM , mangang does not need deputy or secretary general since his party objective not based of political agenda but community defender .
  
  Mangang party members are those who anti famous big- logic –boy commenters which I think most or all dinkas used to visit this website regularly are not happy at all with mr famous Big_logic_Boy humiliations words he used always against dinka community in general .
  
  We need people like those names had been mention by Awadia to lead us but do not forget AWADIA we need people like mangang chol also for our safety .Leadership is about ambitions not emotions .
  - Trader is shot dead at Rumbek bus station 15 July 2009 11:22, by Awadia Tania
    
    Anok, thank you very much.
    
    Sure Isaid the government of Kiir might have lost totally because his arrogant tribe of Dinka had been complaining to take away their unwanted governor whom most of them dislike but Kiir is deaf to their complain,then where is the rule of law ?
    
    If most individuals deny any proposal amendment than the few, it must to be accepted so that to build the government Secondly,I do find Magang’s comments only on Lake state conflict every time but his comments had always been repeatable word Dinka, Dinka without interesting meaning. Yah,if I am mistaken to abused great dinka name, please forgive me yet a right person needs to claim right words.
    
    To the bottom of the points, I thank brother Takpiny for his congratulation deeds for the real people whom I expect leadership not Dinka leadership but whole Sudan leadership otherwise check all their meaningful statements. They are, Akol Lia Mager,Juma Ajuwak,Muoranyar, Muluach Madit,Moses Kuur Akech + Awadia either.
    
    The ending is,’Magang is a simple talkative amphibian who doesn’t know where wind comes and goes. Look how he childishly abused us bellow,is this how leader talks ??!! Ha haaa, I laugh at liar.
    
    Yes I am a girl of 23rd whose intelligent parents produced and I may have right to marry the man instead .And I may lead otherwise. My different spirit tells me that you are in NSW in Sydney with this ,,,,, knowledge !!!!!
    
    I warn you to stop assuming chairmanship on anprogramme. If they elect you,it might be because of bribery yet with this mouthing,how could you be a leader ?!!!
    
    Thank wise Sudanese for their understandings.Thus forgive my insult to Dinka tribe. Community.
    
    Awadia Tania