borkenaJanuary 8,2018Ethiopia arrested 171 suspects in connection with violence and security problems in Benishangul Gumuz regional state and adjacent areas of Oromia regional state (Wollega), according to a report by Ethiopian News Agency (ENA) today. These areas were experiencing security challenges for several months and now government says violence is completely stopped and normalcy is restored. Extensive consultation with community is underway regarding security and other issues in the areas mentioned above, according to Colonel Getnet. The source did not, however, reveal why she was arrested except mentioning that she was arrested foreight years in the past and is arrested today from her parent’s house. Ethiopia Government has been warning Dawud Ibsa faction of Oromo Liberatio Front (OLF) to disarm its rebel forces.

Source: Ethiopian News January 09, 2019 04:18 UTC