ONM-ABO | April 15, 2025
Reports from multiple districts across Oromia reveal a disturbing pattern of widespread human rights abuses committed by the PP regime’s military forces. Eyewitnesses and local sources have confirmed ongoing acts of looting, forced conscription, and extrajudicial killings targeting Oromo civilians—particularly in Siraro, Mana Sibu, and surrounding areas.
In Lokke Adaa village, located in Siraro district, PP forces have been extorting residents under the guise of “defense support.” Community members report being forced to pay 600 birr per household, with threats and intimidation used to ensure compliance. Local elders say the soldiers frequently engage in arbitrary raids and confiscation of property.
Even more alarming is the regime’s escalation of forced military conscription. In Siraro district alone, each village has been ordered to send 30 youth for recruitment—without consent from the families or individuals. These young men are being deployed to frontline combat zones without basic military training, placing their lives in immediate danger. “This is a deliberate effort to break the backbone of Oromo youth—the hope and future of our nation,” one community leader told ONM.
Critics accuse the PP leadership of prioritizing self-interest and personal enrichment, turning their weapons against civilians while offering soldiers meager pay that does not sustain livelihoods. The regime’s actions, they say, demonstrate a clear disregard for the welfare and rights of the people of Oromia.
In Mana Sibu district of West Wallaga, the situation has taken an even more brutal turn. On April 12, 2025, PP soldiers killed and dumped the body of a young man named Misgana Gubba Taressa. Residents report that Misgana had committed no wrongdoing and that his killing was cold-blooded and unprovoked.
In a continued crackdown, four other individuals were arrested the same day:
- Gamachu Marga,
- Saqata Ofkola,
- Elias Darajje,
- Beniyam Ittana
Further atrocities were committed against Mr. Jiraa Fiqadu, whose home was raided by regime soldiers. They looted 18 cattle, burned down his house, and destroyed all his stored crops—leaving the family destitute and without shelter.
These coordinated attacks reflect a deeply rooted campaign of intimidation, militarization, and collective punishment targeting the Oromo population. Communities across Oromia continue to call on international human rights organizations and global media to speak out and take action against the systemic brutality being carried out by the PP regime.
