Homes / property burned or looted in Robe (Arsi), Arsi (16 Jan 2026)
- Ref
- OHRM-2026-0035
- Date of incident
- Zone
- Arsi
In some reports looting was mixed with extortion because property was stolen if villagers were unable to pay ‘taxes’. For example, homes in eight villages in Negele district, West Arsi, were looted at the end of January when their owners could not pay the sums demanded. Beating and detention often accompanied looting, as when farmers in Sirka district, Arsi, were beaten, detained and looted on 16 January. Sometimes there was simply looting, as in Sire, Asako and Jaju districts on 30 December or when stock was taken from Jaju district next day.
Source: Oromia Support Group, OSG Report 72 (2026-03-03), p.29. https://oromiasupport.org/wp-content/uploads/simple-file-list/OSG-Report-72-3-March-2026.pdf