By Lawal Adenike
Sudan might be facing yet another civil war following the military coup which took place on Monday.
The coup which was led by General Abdel Fattah Burhan led to the arrest of Prime minister Abdallah Hamdok, his wife, members of his cabinet and other civilian leaders.
BBC reported that a large number of protesters have ventured into the streets to demand for the return of civilian rule.
They have reportedly blocked roads in capital Khartoum and other cities across the country, chanting and waving flags.
“We will not leave the street until the civilian Government is back and the transition is back,” a protester, Sawsan Bashir told AFP news agency.
“We are ready to give our lives for the democratic transmission in Sudan,” another protester, Haitham Mohamed said.
According to Duaa Tariq, a human right defender, there was fear and confusion in the streets, but also solidarity between the protesters.
“There is detention and violence because people tried to go to the army headquarters…they were met with gunshots”, she said.
The UK’s special envoy for Sudan and South Sudan, Robert Fairweather, wrote in a tweet that military arrest of civilian leaders were “a betrayal of the revolution, the transition and the Sudanese people.”
The African Union of which Sudan is a member has also reacted to the military coup, saying it had learned with “deep dismay” of the situation, and called for the “strict respect of human right.”
The US, EU, UN and Arab League have also expressed deep concerns about the situation.
