ONM-ABO May 09, 2024
In the districts of West Hararghe, minors are forcibly conscripted into the army. The regime of the ruthless dictator Abiy Ahmed is forcefully capturing Oromo youths from schools, pool houses and streets and taking them to training camps and making them as cannon fodders.
There is no rest for the weary Oromo youth. On one hand, they are hunted, tortured, and killed and their properties are looted with the pretext that they supported the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA). On the other hand, they are being forcefully enlisted to fight with the pretext of saving the Ethiopian empire from collapse.
The residents of Odaa Bultum, Bookee, and Gammachiis districts of West Harargee regions told ONM that the youths are being captured from schools and various places and taken to training camps.
The residents also said that some captured youths are underage and that residents are forced to bring food to the places where the youth are gathered.
