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Property Destruction & Looting medium Borena

Homes / property burned or looted by government forces in Borena (14 Mar 2024)

Ref
OHRM-2024-0125
Date of incident
Zone
Borena

On 14 March 2024, government Oromia Police set fire to Qilxaa village, Sabba Boru district, Guji. The pictures below show homes that were destroyed. Screenshots from a video taken by the police show their members rejoicing and whooping with delight as homes are burning and collapsing. Two members of the government forces are shown posing in front of the conflagration (W2).

Source: Oromia Support Group, OSG Report 69 (2025-04-10), p.39. https://oromiasupport.org/wp-content/uploads/simple-file-list/OSG-Report-69-10-April-2025.pdf

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