“We will work with the Oromo public to bring to justice perpetrators of this heinous crime and all others involved.”Oromo activists put the death toll from Saturday’s mayhem as high as 15. Daniel Berhane, a pro-government blogger in Addis Ababa, who has been actively promoting the emergency decree, has downplayed the brazen attack in Moyale as a mistake. So far, more than 30 civilians, including minors, have been killed by the military-run Command Post which oversees the emergency decree. Until Saturday, killings took place mostly in western, central and eastern parts of Oromia, including the towns of Ginchi, Ambo, Guder, Nekemte, Dembi Dollo, Saqa Coqorsa and Chiro. But activists and analysts say the most important agenda for the OPDO should be the immediate repeal of the martial law, which has effectively amounted to a declaration of war on Oromo civilians.

Source: Ethiopian News March 11, 2018 05:56 UTC