22 bus passengers, including woreda officials, abducted by OLA on the Negele–Gumi Eldalo road
- Ref
- OHRM-2025-0419
- Date of incident
- Zone
- Guji
- Number of people affected
- 22
At about 9 a.m. on 8 May 2025, OLA fighters stopped a bus from Negele Borana to Gumi Eldalo woreda and abducted 22 passengers, including woreda agriculture and transport office staff. Most were released by the end of May; the driver paid 60,000 birr.
Source: Ethiopian Human Rights Commission statement (Amharic (summarised in English)), published 2025-10-11. https://ehrc.org/%e1%8b%a8%e1%88%b0%e1%8b%8e%e1%89%bd%e1%8a%95-%e1%8a%a8%e1%89%a6%e1%89%b3-%e1%89%a6%e1%89%b3-%e1%8b%a8%e1%88%98%e1%8b%98%e1%8b%8b%e1%8b%88%e1%88%ad-%e1%8a%90%e1%8c%bb%e1%8a%90%e1%89%b5-%e1%89%a0/