ONM-ABO, April 25, 2025 —
Ethiopian government forces shot and killed a man identified as Abarraa Alamaayyoo in Gaamoo Jibaat village, located in the Jibaat district of the West Shaggar, on April 19, according to sources speaking to ONM.
Witnesses say Abarraa, who was not affiliated with any political movement, was targeted solely based on his Oromo identity. His family has reportedly been denied access to his body, which was allegedly discarded in a forested area near a military camp controlled by government troops.
Rights groups and local sources have accused Ethiopian forces, often referred to as the “PP mafia army”, of escalating violence against civilians in Oromia as part of a broader campaign marked by arbitrary killings, mass arrests, and systemic abuse.
Reports of Arbitrary Arrests, Looting, and Sexual Violence in Walloo
In a separate incident, ONM-ABO sources report that government forces carried out widespread arrests, looting, and acts of violence in Harxuma Furse district, located in the Walloo Oromia, on April 22.
Residents of Hara village told ONM that armed soldiers arrested three farmers — Hassan Ali, Mohammed Heno, and Adam Gaashee — binding their hands behind their backs before imprisoning them without charge.
Families of the detainees were reportedly pressured to procure and deliver firearms to a local police station as a condition for their relatives’ release. Despite complying, families say authorities have refused to free the prisoners.
In addition to the arrests, soldiers allegedly assaulted a young woman named Kadira and detained and raped the wife of a man identified as Birru. Witnesses described the actions as part of a pattern of intimidation and abuse targeting the civilian population in the region.
