Coup in Sudan, prime minister, media adviser, others detained by soldiers

A coup by military has occurred in Sudan, with the seizure of Sudanese Acting Prime Minister, Abdallah Hamdok, who as at the time of filing this report has been reportedly placed under house arrest.

Penpushing reports that, a group of an unidentified military force takeover came with the disruption of communication lines and a crackdown on the internet as well as blocked bridges in the capital Khartoum, the country’s information ministry said, describing the actions as a coup.

This also followed the military forces’ arrest of top civilian officials including cabinet ministers, the prime minister’s media adviser and a member of the country’s ruling sovereign council.

Penpushing further reports that, as at the time of filing this report,those detained include:  Ibrahim al-Sheikh(Minister of Industry); Hamza Baloul,(Minister of Information); Mohammed al-Fiky Suliman,(member of the sovereign council; and Faisal Mohammed Saleh,(Media Adviser to the Prime Minister)

The Governor of the state containing Khartoum, Ayman Khalid was also arrested,while as at the time of this report, thousands of  demonstrators have flooded the streets of Khartoum and its twin city of Omdurman to protest the apparent military takeover.

Penpushing  also reports that, Sudan has been on the edge as it grapples with a deep political crisis that trailed the toppling of the long-standing president, Omar al-Bashir, in 2019,and since then, the military and civilian groups have been sharing power

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