Killing by government forces in Adaba, West Arsi (27 Mar 2026)
- Ref
- OHRM-2026-0239
- Date of incident
- Zone
- West Arsi
Soldiers opened fire when they were evicting farmers from their land in Misra, in Garaadilloo kebele, Adaba district, West Arsi, on 27 March, killing a young man named Bilaal Ibraahim. Seven others were injured by bullets and another 15 were beaten severely during the clearance operation. They had merely asked where they were expected to go if they were evicted from their land. Soldiers had been present in the kebele for some time, preventing the farmers from tending to their land and ordering them to leave, before they were evicted and their homes were burned down (ONM).
Source: Oromia Support Group, OSG Report 73 (2026-06-12), p.61. https://oromiasupport.org/wp-content/uploads/simple-file-list/OSG-Report-73-12-June-2026.pdf