Nine priests abducted by militants since last week remain missing in North Shewa, Oromia Region
- Ref
- OHRM-2022-0331
- Date of incident
- Zone
- North Shewa
Nine out of 11 priests abducted by militants last week in an incident that left a deacon killed in Gebre Guracha town, North Shewa zone of Oromia Region, remain missing, while a priest and parish administrator were released after paying ransom money, a priest from North Shewa, Selale Diocese, told Addis Standard . North Shewa, Selale Diocese of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church said armed militants killed a deacon and kidnapped 11 priests including a parish administrator on 22 October.
Source: Addis Standard, "News: Nine priests abducted by militants since last week remain missing in North Shewa, Oromia Region", published 2022-11-04. https://addisstandard.com/news-nine-priests-abducted-by-militants-since-last-week-remain-missing-in-north-shewa-oromia-region/