KHARTOUM, Sudan -                                      Leaders of Sudan’s main protest group have on Monday demanded the ruling military council immediately agree to a final transition deal after at least five people, including four school children, were killed in the city of El-Obeid.

In a statement, the Sudanese Professionals’ Association, which spearheaded protests that led to the removal of long-time president Omar al-Bashir in April, also called for nationwide protests in response to the killings in El-Obeid, some 400 km (250 miles) southwest of the capital Khartoum.

Recall that CEOAfrica had earlier reported that at least four school children and one adult were reportedly shot dead as security services broke up a protest in the Sudanese city of El-Obeid on Monday, campaigners said.

A group of doctors linked to the opposition said the five were hit during a demonstration by high school pupils in the main city in Sudan's North Kordofan state.