Ibb.. Armed protests demanding the arrest of Houthi elements accused of murder

Dozens of gunmen gathered in front of the Ibb Governorate Police Department, which is under the control of the Houthi militia, to demand the arrest of elements affiliated with an influential leader in the militia, on charges of murder.

Local sources said that dozens of gunmen came from the Kitab area of Yarim District (north of Ibb) and gathered in front of the Ibb Governorate Police to pressure the militia to arrest the killers of Jamil Ali Naji, who was shot dead by Houthi elements in a dispute over land at the beginning of this month.

The sources added that the armed groups demanded that the militia quickly arrest the killers who are affiliated with the leader Abdul Wahid Al-Marouei, who was appointed by the militia as the deputy governor of Ibb for technical affairs.

The militants accused the militia authorities of covering up for the killers and not handing them over to the judiciary, despite the fact that three weeks had passed since the incident.

Jamil, who works as a security officer in the Habish Junction Department, was killed early this December by Houthi elements affiliated with the leader Al-Marouei, while he was protecting construction workers on a disputed plot of land at the Al-Rajad Market Junction in the Al-Makhader District, north of the governorate, in accordance with directives from the court.

The areas of Al-Sahoul, north of Ibb Governorate, and various areas and districts of the governorate are witnessing ongoing conflicts over lands fueled by the Houthi militia. This type of conflict is one of the biggest causes of murders that claim the lives of dozens annually.

Area groups threaten to escalate in front of the Ibb Security Department, demanding the killing of Jamil Ali Naji, a member of the Habish Junction Section in the Al-Makhader District in Ibb Governorate, who was killed at the beginning of this December due to a dispute over a plot of land at the Al-Rajad Market Junction under the Habish Junction!!
Jamil who was inside the disputed land and had a command… pic.twitter.com/y14iqwdClD

- Ibrahim Asqin (@IbrahimAsqin) December 23, 2024