More than 1,000 people who are considered “ringleaders” or “bandits” have been arrested in Ethiopia since a national state of emergency began, according to state-controlled Fana Broadcasting Corporation (FBC). “I think the key objective of the state of emergency is to reinstall fear in people’s minds,” Mohammed told VOA. "They are also searching people’s homes and taking people who they are saying have links with OLF,” the resident said. The Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) is an opposition group considered a terrorist organization in Ethiopia and has its bases abroad. In small towns in the Oromia region, residents report that security forces are going door to door to enforce the information blackout.

Source: Ethiopian News October 21, 2016 13:41 UTC