Sedan Sodo woreda administrator abducted by OLA and found dead after ransom paid
- Ref
- OHRM-2024-0213
- Date of incident
- Zone
- South West Shewa
- Number of people affected
- 1
In June 2024, the administrator of Seden Sodo woreda, Bekele Kacha, was abducted by OLA fighters. His family was asked for a ransom and paid it, but he was found dead a few days later.
Source: Ethiopian Human Rights Commission statement (Amharic (summarised in English)), published 2024-09-03. https://ehrc.org/%e1%8a%a0%e1%88%9b%e1%88%ab%e1%8d%a3-%e1%8a%a6%e1%88%ae%e1%88%9a%e1%8b%ab%e1%8d%a6-%e1%88%98%e1%8a%95%e1%8c%8d%e1%88%a5%e1%89%b5-%e1%89%a0%e1%89%b0%e1%88%b5%e1%8d%8b%e1%8d%8b-%e1%88%81%e1%8a%94/