6 people killed in West Hararghe (22 Sep 2025)
- Ref
- OHRM-2025-0771
- Date of incident
- Zone
- West Hararghe
- Number of people affected
- 6
ONM reported on 22 September that a mother of six, Mrs Halima Matoo Odaa, who worked ‘day and night’ to care for her children, was shot dead and thrown on the street in Daroo Labuu district, West Hararge, when on her way to Machaara town to enter Shanan Kolu district, Arsi, on 19 September. She was originally from Odaa Gurraachaa in Hancaar district, West Hararge, but was living in Cabbii Qaammee village, Shanan Kolu district when killed. Residents told ONM that she begged not to be killed because of her six children but she was shot anyway.
Source: Oromia Support Group, OSG Report 71 (2025-11-20), p.20. https://oromiasupport.org/wp-content/uploads/simple-file-list/OSG-Report-71-20-November-2025.pdf