Abduction / extortion / forced conscription by government militia in Lata Sibu, West Wollega (Aug 2025)
- Ref
- OHRM-2025-0683
- Date of incident
- Zone
- West Wollega
As well as money demanded for the release of prisoners, extortion in the form of various taxes and other demands continues. For example, residents in all the villages in Haru district, West Wallega, were each ordered to pay 1,500 – 15,000 birr to buy guns for local militia in August (ONM). In Duchi village, a total of 370,000 birr was taken from residents in one month.
Source: Oromia Support Group, OSG Report 71 (2025-11-20), p.42. https://oromiasupport.org/wp-content/uploads/simple-file-list/OSG-Report-71-20-November-2025.pdf