Not able to stay their home in northern Arakan

By Kaladan Press

Maungdaw, Arakan State: Rohingyas from two villages are not able to stay in their home for fear of arrest in northern Arakan State since November 1 and 17 in Burmese border security force (Nasaka) area 8 and 9, said a Rohingya youth from Buthidaung.

Hasson –an active social worker from Thaung Bazar – had been severally stabbed by a dacoit - Mohamed Nur who stay in Aziznagor village under Chittagong Hill tract - on November 17, according to a village elder from Thaung Bazar.

“Mohamed Nur frequently enters to northern Arakan and robbed the Rohingya villages from Buthidaung and Maungdaw. He returned to Bangladesh after robbing the villages and stay with his associated partner from Aziznagor.”

“The villagers of Thaung Bazar lost an active worker who always managed the security of the village, but the Nasaka are harassing to villagers for entering the robber into the village. The authority is not giving advice to protect the village, but thinking how to extort the money from villagers after arresting with this case.”

“Most of the villagers are fleeing their home for fear of arrest and to escape from extortion. The village has now to men in the village while all the men are fleeing from home which is much risked for female to stay home without male at night,” said a village administration office member.

Similarly, the villagers of Done Pite ( Aung Deik Pyin) are not facing more harassment from authority as the villagers not allowed to enter the village or going out. Most of the male villagers are out of village for fear of arrest which occurred on November 1 - two Nasaka personnel were killed by villagers while trying to attempt to rape a girl by Nasaka – in the village, according to a NGO worker.

“The Nasaka surrounded the village where no one can enter or out from village event the foods from outside. The Nasaka arrested more than 15 villagers where one was killed and some were injured seriously in their custody who were admitted in the hospital.”

“The male villagers escape from village on November 1 after accident and some back the day into village were arrested by Nasaka. No Males were back to the village for fear of arrest.”

According to local, “The accident was occurred in Serakparang in Ratheduang under Nasaka area 8, killed 5 villagers and some are admitted in the hospital

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