A woman and two of her children were shot dead in their home in the Buri suburb in the center of the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, on Friday night in an incident that renewed concerns about the security deterioration in Khartoum.

While the security authorities have not issued a statement regarding the crime, the family's relatives reported that the father was outside the house and was shocked upon his arrival to find his wife and children shot dead.

In recent months, crimes of murder, kidnapping, and robbery have recurred in Khartoum; amid the significant presence of organized robbery and kidnapping gangs; in addition to several groups affiliated with armed movements headquartered in the city center.

These gangs assault passersby in broad daylight and rob their mobile phones and money; but the last crime differed in its circumstances as sources close to the victim's family confirmed that the perpetrators did not carry out any theft.

Some blame the spread of serious murder crimes on the dense presence of armed groups not affiliated with the army or police in strategic locations in the city center, including public parks that used to be recreational spots for families but have turned into barracks for these groups following the signing of the Sudanese Peace Agreement in October 2020.

Observers have repeatedly criticized the delays in implementing the security arrangements clause in the peace agreement; the lack of a specific roadmap regarding mechanisms for integration and demobilization; and the absence of designated locations for the deployment of new forces, which opens the door to exacerbating the security situation that is clearly fragile.

Al-Tayeb Abduljaleel, one of the former police leaders, says that the current security deterioration in the capital requires urgently reviewing the status of security agencies and working on withdrawing armed movement forces from cities until their integration into security agencies or demobilization according to the recognized legal and professional foundations.

Abduljaleel explained in a previous intervention to Sky News Arabia that the current situation is the result of a lack of oversight.