WAU – A Sudanese businessman convicted of raping and murdering a younger lady in Northern Bahr el Ghazal state in 2022 is scheduled to be hanged immediately in Wau, South Sudan’s Western Bahr el Ghazal state.
Sabir Abdallah was discovered responsible of the rape and homicide of Abuk Lual in Ayuang neighborhood of Aweil. The crime sparked widespread outrage and led to the destruction of Sudanese-owned outlets within the space.
Authorities known as for calm on the time and guaranteed residents that the legislation would take its course.
Abdallah and his accomplices had been transferred to Wau, which serves because the regional court docket for the Bahr el Ghazal area. His accomplices had been launched after investigations.
Northern Bahr el Ghazal State police spokesperson, Captain Guot Guot Akol, confirmed the upcoming execution in an interview with Sudans Post immediately, saying in the course of the earlier hours of Wednesday that the sentence will probably be applied immediately.
“Yeah, the procedures are continuing, he will be hanged today. People are still speculating for nothing, even the governor went to Wau yesterday, and even the mother is now in Wau to witness it being hanged,” he stated.
Akol dismissed rumors that Abdallah had been launched and escaped, urging the general public to keep away from spreading misinformation.
“They will see, and they will hear from people they know. People believe in rumors, and if they insist on doing that they will hear today,” he stated.
Residents of Aweil, the capital of Northern Bahr el Ghazal, expressed hope that the execution would ease tensions stemming from the crime.
Others stated that no quantity of peace efforts may undo the injury attributable to Abdallah’s actions, notably the style by which he killed and dismembered the younger lady.
Some residents emphasised the significance of execution as an illustration of justice and the rule of legislation.