Mohammed Rajab Bamhafuz was a young citizen from the Rukab area, which is under the control of the internationally recognised Yemeni government. On 23 January 2025, he was arrested by a group of individuals in civilian clothes without any official arrest warrants. Following his arrest, he was transferred to the city’s Anti-Narcotics Department, where he was pronounced dead just two hours after his arrest. On 11 February 2025, residents of the Rukab area held a solidarity rally to denounce Bamhafuz’s death in the Anti-Narcotics Department’s prison. Protesters condemned his death and demanded an immediate and transparent investigation into the circumstances of the incident.