At least 50 people, mostly displaced persons, killed in OLA attack on Ano town
- Ref
- OHRM-2023-0137
- Date of incident
- Zone
- East Wollega
- Number of people affected
- 50
On 2 February 2023, large numbers of armed men in military uniform, identified by residents as OLA, entered Ano town from three directions and killed at least 50 people, including 42 internally displaced people and residents seen as government supporters; four women and three children were among the dead. Ethnic Amhara IDPs were singled out house to house, and some bodies were burned. Eight people were injured, and shops, government offices and the Commercial Bank branch were looted.
Source: Ethiopian Human Rights Commission statement (Amharic (summarised in English)), published 2023-02-15. https://ehrc.org/%e1%8a%a6%e1%88%ae%e1%88%9a%e1%8b%ab-%e1%8a%ad%e1%88%8d%e1%88%8d%e1%8d%a1-%e1%89%a0%e1%88%9d%e1%88%a5%e1%88%ab%e1%89%85-%e1%8b%88%e1%88%88%e1%8c%8b-%e1%8b%9e%e1%8a%95-%e1%8c%8e%e1%89%a1-%e1%88%b0/