At least 28 Amhara civilians shot dead in Sedeka village, Bone kebele, Babo Gembel district
- Ref
- OHRM-2021-0092
- Date of incident
- Zone
- West Wollega
- Number of people affected
- 28
At about 8 p.m. on 30 March 2021, gunmen surrounded Sedeka village, forced Amhara residents to gather for a "meeting" and shot 28 dead. A survivor said the attackers spoke Afaan Oromo and had long hair common among OLA fighters. Oromia special forces stationed 30 minutes away arrived only at 2 a.m.
Source: Human Rights Watch, "World Report 2022: Ethiopia", 2022-01-13. https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2022/country-chapters/ethiopia