Student travelling to Wollega University abducted by OLA near Hawa river
- Ref
- OHRM-2025-0623
- Date of incident
- Zone
- West Wollega
- Number of people affected
- 1
On 18 July 2025, a passenger travelling from Mana Sibu woreda to Wollega University for summer classes was abducted by OLA fighters near the Hawa river and released three days later.
Source: Ethiopian Human Rights Commission statement (Amharic (summarised in English)), published 2025-10-11. https://ehrc.org/%e1%8b%a8%e1%88%b0%e1%8b%8e%e1%89%bd%e1%8a%95-%e1%8a%a8%e1%89%a6%e1%89%b3-%e1%89%a6%e1%89%b3-%e1%8b%a8%e1%88%98%e1%8b%98%e1%8b%8b%e1%8b%88%e1%88%ad-%e1%8a%90%e1%8c%bb%e1%8a%90%e1%89%b5-%e1%89%a0/