What we know about the detention of RSF executionerpublished at 11:23 GMT
11:23 GMT
Richard Irvine-Brown, Benedict Garman and Kevin Nguyen
BBC Verify
Image source, Telegram
Abu Lulu, a Sudanese man who BBC Verify confirmed had gunned down multiple unarmed people in the city of el-Fasher, has been filmed being transported to a prison.
The leader of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) announced an investigation into “violations” committed by soldiers in the wake of the paramilitary’s capture of el-Fasher.
Shortly after, the RSF media arm released a video of Abu Lulu being driven under heavy guard to the Shala Prison on the western edge of el-Fasher. The prison has a history of harsh conditions stretching back for decades and is clearly identifiable in the video from a large Ministry of the Interior sign beside its gate.
Abu Lulu, captured on video laughing at men begging for their lives before executing them, appeared relaxed throughout his journey. Using satellite imagery, we were able to determine that he was placed in a solitary block in the prison’s southern courtyard, specifically the fourth cell from the eastern end.
Based on the shadows he casts as he approaches the cell, this would have been filmed around 4pm local time. However, the last post he made on his very active TikTok profile was made at 17:18. Its unclear whether Lulu controls this account, which has long documented his brutal activities with the RSF.