The curfew wa declared to start at 9pm Monday and end on Tuesday at 6am.
Khartoum,
Sudanese authorities declared a curfew in North Kordofan as chaos erupted in the state following the killing of five protesters, among them students, during Monday’s march.
In a statement, North Kordofan acting governor Alsadig Altybe Abdullah Altybe on Monday evening declared a 9pm-6am curfew that would be imposed indefinitely.
“This decision will include the entire cities of the state including Al-Obeid, Um Rawaba, Al-Rahad, bara and Abu Dakana, aimed at saving the lives of citizens in the state,” the statement says.
Protests erupted in the Sudanese capital Khartoum and other states following the killings, with demonstrators closing the main highway that links Khartoum to other cities.
Forces for Freedom and Change (FFC) and the Sudanese professional Association (SPA), part of the opposition alliance, have condemned the killings.
In statement on Monday, FFC accused the Transitional Military council (TMC) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) for firing at and killing peaceful protesters.
Demonstrators have been rallying again in Khartoum since Saturday, when an investigation found that security officers, including some from the feared Rapid Support Forces, carried out a deadly crackdown on a protest camp without any orders from their superiors.