borkenaDecember 20,2018Seven ethnic-Tigreans working as daily laborers on a farm are abducted while seven others escape and disappear to the jungle, eye witnesses who claimed that they are themselves hiding in the jungle told VOA Tigrigna program – as per VOA Amharic report on Tuesday this week. The gunmen who perpetrated the attack have carried Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) flag, added sources who spoke to VOA Tigrigna service on condition of anonymity. The regional authorities admitted that there is a security problem in the region but do not seem to agree that the attack is targeting ethnic Tigreans. Today, Fana Broadcasting Corporate (FBC) reported that a Command Post instituted to deal with security problems in Benshangul Gumuz region and neighboring Oromia regions commenced its work. It is composed of regional authorities from Benshanful and Oromia as well as Federal police and members of the Ethiopian defense force.

Source: Ethiopian News December 21, 2018 03:39 UTC