Musab Adam Abdullah was a 22-year-old market trader living in El Koma. He was well known for his kindness, quiet strength, and dedication to helping his family. Every day, he worked alongside his mother at the town market in North Darfur, selling vegetables and doing whatever he could to support his family. He was one of those young men who everyone recognised as humble, hardworking, and full of potential. He hoped to return to education once the war ended and the situation improved.
On 4 October it was an ordinary day at the market, which was full of displaced families, local traders, and children running between the stalls. At around 10.30am, while Musab was arranging baskets of produce to sell, the market was interrupted by the sound of warplanes. Witnesses say that they saw Sudanese Armed Forces airplanes overhead and a few moments later, six barrel bombs fell from the sky.
Explosions ripped through the market. Survivors said that smoke, fire, and screams filled the air as people ran in every direction. Many fell to the ground as buildings collapsed around them. In total, more than 30 people were killed in the market bombing, including Musab.
Musab’s body was found lying in the dirt, his clothes soaked in blood. He had not had time to try to escape the explosion. His mother was inconsolable and kept asking, ‘Why my son? He did nothing wrong.’
A friend of the family stated:
‘Musab’s death is one of many, but he was not just a number. He mattered to his family, to this community, to everyone who knew him. And we will not forget him.’