Armed Militia Kill Over 30 Civilians In Ethiopia
By Our Reporter
A gang of
yet to be identified armed militia men killed over 30 people in the Metakal
zone of Ethiopia’s Benishangul-Gumuz region, a senior opposition leader told the
media Thursday, the latest security headache for reformist Prime Minister Abiy
Ahmed’s government.
The attacks,
whose victims included women and children, happened between September 6-13,
2020, said Desalegn Chane, a senior member of new political party the National
Movement of Amhara (NAMA).
“Farmers and
members of their families were kidnapped (and) brought to an elementary school
in the area where they were handcuffed and shot one by one,” Desalegn said.
Abiy said a
meeting on Thursday of the federal and regional authorities had “evaluated the
sporadic security incidents that have been occurrin...