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Arbitrary Detention medium West Shewa

Detention by government forces in Bako, West Shewa (29 Mar 2025)

Ref
OHRM-2025-0203
Date of incident
Zone
West Shewa

Three were arbitrarily arrested ‘from the street’ by government forces in Oda Gudaya village, Bako Tibe district, West Showa, on 29 March and were named by ONM (4 April). On 2 April, a resident of Dano Roge town, Dano district, West Showa, who had established a small pharmacy to serve the community, was accused of supplying medication to OLA and detained in the district police station. On the same day, residents were forced to contribute money for the local militia to buy ammunition (ONM, 6 April, see below).

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

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