Nine Mekane Yesus church members abducted from prayer and killed in Gidami woreda
- Ref
- OHRM-2023-0385
- Date of incident
- Zone
- Kellem Wollega
- Number of people affected
- 9
At about 2 a.m. on 24 November 2023, unidentified armed men entered a Mekane Yesus church where 12 people were praying, called out nine by name (elders, youth committee members and others), took them to a nearby forest and killed them. Some of the victims were related.
Source: Ethiopian Human Rights Commission statement (Amharic (summarised in English)), published 2023-12-06. https://ehrc.org/%e1%89%a0%e1%8a%a0%e1%88%9b%e1%88%ab%e1%8d%a3-%e1%89%a0%e1%89%a4%e1%8a%92%e1%88%bb%e1%8a%95%e1%8c%89%e1%88%8d-%e1%8c%89%e1%88%99%e1%8b%9d%e1%8a%93-%e1%89%a0%e1%8a%a6%e1%88%ae%e1%88%9a%e1%8b%ab/