Killing by government forces in South West Shewa (12 May 2025)
- Ref
- OHRM-2025-0436
- Date of incident
- Zone
- South West Shewa
On 12 May, in Bantu Bodha village, Tolee district, soldiers murdered a local farmer, Mangistu Getacho, and threw his body into a ditch. The 45-year-old father, known in his community as a peaceful man with no political affiliation, was simply on his way to his farmland when he was executed, according to local informants.
Source: Oromia Support Group, OSG Report 70 (2025-06-24), p.21. https://oromiasupport.org/wp-content/uploads/simple-file-list/OSG-Report-70-24-June-2025.pdf