Homes / property burned or looted by government militia in Gindeberet, West Shewa (31 Dec 2025)
- Ref
- OHRM-2025-0950
- Date of incident
- Zone
- West Shewa
Looting was also reported by ONM to have occurred in Gindeberet and Mida Qanyi districts on 30 and 31 December, when the above-reported arrests were made. Extortion was reported on 20 January in Ejersa Lafo district, where 50,000 to 100,000 birr was demanded from residents for ‘tax, health insurance and uniforms for militia.’ They were beaten, threatened and detained if unable to pay.
Source: Oromia Support Group, OSG Report 72 (2026-03-03), p.18. https://oromiasupport.org/wp-content/uploads/simple-file-list/OSG-Report-72-3-March-2026.pdf