Khartoum Cleared of Military Formations as 13,000 Stolen Vehicles Collected

Minister of Interior and Co- Chairman of the Committee for Security Control and Enforcement of State Authority in Khartoum State, Lt. Gen. (Police) Babiker Samra Mustafa, chaired a meeting of the committee in the presence of the Deputy Director-General and Inspector-General of Police, Lt. Gen. (Police) Al-Tahir Ali Mohamed Al-Baloula, along with committee members.

The Head of the Committee’s Media Office at the Police Press Office, Brig. Gen. (Police) Fath Al-Rahman Mohamed Al-Tom, said the meeting reviewed reports from the various committees.
He explained that the head of the committee tasked with clearing Khartoum State of military formations, joint forces, and weapons collection briefed the meeting on efforts undertaken to remove military formations from Khartoum State, regulate the movement of armed vehicles and personnel within the state, and continue security patrols to apprehend individuals impersonating regular forces and collect weapons through various crossings.

For his part, Khartoum State Police Director Lt. Gen. (Police) Dr. Siraj Al-Din Mansour, who also heads the central operations room, outlined the efforts of checkpoints, security patrols, and criminal investigation departments in receiving citizens’ complaints, carrying out security cordons to contain crime hotspots, and apprehending offenders, noting that several cases had been opened against violators during the past period.

He added that campaigns aimed at banning the use of motorcycles within the state resulted in the arrest of a number of suspects, alongside efforts by the anti-looting mechanism, which succeeded in detaining large numbers of suspects and confiscating many motorcycles used in criminal activities.

In the same context, the head of the committee responsible for clearing Khartoum State of foreigners and refugees residing illegally stated that 650 foreigners and refugees found in violation of residency laws had been apprehended and deported in accordance with procedures approved by the committee.

Meanwhile, the head of the committee for removing illegal settlements in the state revealed that joint campaigns had been carried out against violators and individuals unlawfully occupying land, urging citizens seeking land allocations to comply with the legal regulations governing residential land grants.

The head of the committee responsible for removing vehicles from roads across Khartoum State also stated that the committee had designated 44 locations throughout the state’s localities, where around 13,000 vehicles had been collected. He noted that the vehicles are being examined by forensic authorities and traffic police to identify their owners ahead of being returned to them free of charge.