More than 170 people, mostly children and women, were massacred in the Metekel zone after the defense force and Command Post was made in charge of the security situation. A report by Ethiopian News Agency on Wednesday said that the Federally established task force had engaged community members in the Metekel zone with the aim to get feedback about the security situation. The finding is that security authorities in the zone had been coordinating with armed groups operating in the region that are targeting civilians. General Asrat Deniyero, “warned members of Metekel zone security apparatus for working with bandit groups,” as reported by the Ethiopian News Agency. According to the report, the task force recommended that members of the security apparatus in the zone be evaluated and take training.

Source: Ethiopian News January 28, 2021 04:18 UTC