RECENT GENOCIDAL VIOLENCE IN OROMIA REGION A Partial Docurmentation of Casualities Following Assassination of Oromo Vocalist Hachalu Hundessa
Compiled by: The National Movement of Amhara (NaMA)
RECENT GENOCIDAL VIOLENCE IN OROMIA REGION
I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Over the past two years, the power gap created by the transition has made Ethiopia more unstable, insecure and disorderly. Rival centers of power have proliferated vying for dominance against each other and the central government. Due to the ethnic formation of these rivalries, communal conflicts, destabilization of communities and ethnic cleansing have been evident in almost every region in the country.
Despite the lack of proportionate attention by domestic and international observers of human rights, Oromia region has been the epicenter of ethnic-based attacks particularly on the Amhara and other Orthodox Christian residents of the region.
Abetted by a strain of Wahabist Islam extremism, regions of Arsi, Bale and Hararghe have witnessed the height to such egregious violations of the right of ‘others’ in the region. It has only been a year since the massacre of 96 innocent peoples, most of them Amharas, by a mob army calling itself “Qerro” or youth.
NaMA is gravely concerned about the continued human rights violations, ethnic cleansing and genocidal violence against the Amhara and other Orthodox Ethiopians in Oromia region.
The focus of this report, however, is the recent genocidal violence in various areas of central and western Oromia following the assassination of a popular Oromo singer named Hachalu Hundesa, allegedly by Oromo radical elements, on the night of 29 June 2020.
The Federal Government of Ethiopia has frequently neglected its obligations to enforce peace and order in Oromia region, to defend the Amhara and other ethnic groups from repeated violence, bring transgressors to the court of law, and even properly acknowledge and communicate such egregious violations.
The Oromia Regional State has been both an active and passive accomplice to the genocidal attacks perpetrated by radical Oromo nationalist groups and youth armies organized under their auspices, known as Qerro.
1
RECENT GENOCIDAL VIOLENCE IN OROMIA REGION
Most cities and towns in Eastern Shoa Zone, Western Aris Zone, and Western Hararaghe Zone, prominent among these Bishoftu (Debre Zeit), Adama, Metehara, Zway (Batu), Adami Tulu, Bulbula, Meqi, Shashemene, Arsi Negele, have been targets of ethnic violence.
Though the attacks had started in some places on the very night the singer was fatally wounded, 29 June 2020, full-scale attacks were conducted on all major towns the whole day on 30 June 2020.
It was an organized and planned attack orchestrated by ethnic Oromo extremists often in concert with regional and local government apparatus. The federal army was also unresponsive to calls by harassed victims.
The spearhead of the rampages and destructions was the Qerro youth army, which is allegedly organized both by the regional government, Oromo opposition groups, shady notables like Denku Deyas. The other prominent elements in the genocidal attacks, in cities such as Adama, were Muslim Oromos resettled from Somali region.
The Oromia security apparatus did nothing to stop the violence. In fact, many members of Oromia Special Forces, the local paramilitary police have taken part in the killings in various towns.
Attacks on non-Oromo, Orthodox, and Amhara were selectively done based on lists prepared by perpetrators.
Attacks were based on an ethnic profiling by Oromo extremists which used the genocidal code word “Nefetegnya”, merging both ethnic Amhara and believers of Orthodox Christianity. Eventhough non-Amhara Orthodox Ethiopians, including Orthodox Oromos, were targeted, Amhara Muslims were not spared from the attacks.
2
RECENT GENOCIDAL VIOLENCE IN OROMIA REGION
II. RECENT CASUALTIES IN LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM ETHNIC VIOLENCE IN EASTERN SHOA, WESTERN ARSI, EASTERN AND WESTERN HARARGHE ZONES OF OROMIA REGIONAL STATE
2.1.EASTERN SHOA ZONE 2.1.1. Debrezeit (Bishoftu) Town In Debre Zeit (Bishoftu) town of Ada’a district in East Shoa, at a distance of 40kms from the capital, more than 10 hotels owned by Amharas and Orthodox Christians were robbed and burnt down by the extremist “Queros” on 30 June 2020 (23/10/2012 E.C.). Lists of examples include:
1. Ato Melaku (Orthodox Christian): Shakach Meathouse and 3.5 million birr valued car. 2. Ato Tesfaye (Orthodox Christian): Bin International Hotel (the destruction is estimated to be 80000 Ethiopian Birr). 3. Gold Mark Hotel (owned by Orthodox Christian): the destruction is estimated to be 750000 Ethiopian Birr. 4. Tsehay Hotel (owned by Orthodox Christian): the destruction is estimated to be 450000 Ethiopian Birr. 5. Abiy Chanie Building (owned by Orthodox Christian): the destruction is estimated to be 5000000 Ethiopian Birr. 6. W/ro Liyu (Orthodox Christian): Ziquala Hotel (the destruction is estimated to be 500000 Ethiopian Birr). 7. Ato Addis (Orthodox Christian): Addis Building (the robbery is estimated to be more than one million Ethiopian Birr). 8. Ekshak Hotel (owned by Orthodox Christian): the destruction is estimated to be 30000 Ethiopian Birr. 9. Mamsha Hotel (owned by Orthodox Christian): the destruction is estimated to be 90000 Ethiopian Birr. 10. Yuforya Bar and Lounge (owned by Orthodox Christian): total destruction and huge loss.
3
RECENT GENOCIDAL VIOLENCE IN OROMIA REGION
2.1.2. Nazreth (Adama) Town: Adama is the largest town in Oromia targeted by ethnic attacks. On 30 June 2020, an army of Qerro invaded the town killing of three Orthodox believers and vandalizing and destroying of many people’s homes and properties. Most buildings and homes close to government offices suffered serious destruction.
Most of the ethnic attacks and destructions on private and government property were conducted by groups illicitly organized by the Oromo tycoon named Dinku Deyas, who recently fled the country to avoid government pursuit. At the forefront of the mob army were also extremist Muslim Oromos who were resettled in the outskirts of the town due to ethnic conflicts in Somali Region.
The following are instances of ethnic killings in Adama town on 30 June 2020:
1. Ato Tilahun Getachew, Orthodox Christian, was killed by rioters at a place known as Zhekale Gebeya, under the railway in 07 kebele. 2. Ato Fasil Ambesaw Endale, Orthodox Christian and resident of 07 kebele, was killed by a police officer named Abdulhakim, sympathizer of the genocidal attacks. 3. Ato Gezahegn Hailu Tesegaye, Orothodox Christian, who lived at about 105 and worked as a proter in part of the town known as Tele Garage, was killed by a shot from a member of Oromia Special Police Force. Regarding damages to property, about 5 shops of Orthodox Christians were looted and vandalized.
1. Amen Laundry, owned by Ato Wondwossen Hailegebriel, besides 04 kebele office, totally destroyed.
2. Amen Fashion, owned by the above individual, besides the kebele 04 office, totally destroyed.
3. Fenet Plumbing and Building Materials, owned by Ato Mengistu Bayissa, besides Ato Wondwossens’s shops, was set on fire and suffered serious property damages. 4
RECENT GENOCIDAL VIOLENCE IN OROMIA REGION
4. Liquors Grocery, owned by Ato Ayele, was looted and vandalized.
2.1.3. Zway (Batu) Town On 30 June 2020, Zway town in Eastern Shoa had suffered very serious and widespread ethnic attack and destruction. Over 102 living homes, more than 52 shops and enterprises, and 28 vehicles owned by Orthodox Christians were selectively and studiedly destroyed.
Security forces were bystander observers who did nothing to prevent the mayhem throughout the day.
Only properties of Amharas and Orthodox Christians were selectively targeted. Muslim properties suffered attacks only rarely as collateral damages and even in such instances the perpetrators quickly stopped the destruction and put out the fire.
Among the property damages in Zway town are (absolute majority of them ethnic Amharas):
1. Ato Solomon Birhanu – Shoferoch Hotel, Living Home.
2. Ato Wondimu Geletu Dullo (Oromo Orthodox Christian) – Hawaz Pension and 3 Cars.
3. Ato Chaka Boku Adebo (Oromo Orthodox) – Gerod Pension and 2 Cars
4. Ato Belay Zenebe – Kimfort Hotel and 1 Hiruf automobile.
5. Ato Yehualaeshet Tesfaye – Turing Hotel.
6. Ato Andarge -- Netsanet Hotel.
7. Ato Zewudie Argaw – Huge Building Materials’ Shop, Car spare parts shop, and worth estimated above 50 million Birr.
8. W/ro Azena Mariam – Jimma Grocery and Living Home.
9. Ato Samuel Getachew – Amaresa Building Materials’ Shop, Eziar Pension, and a Pick-up Car.\
10. Ato Belay Zenebe – Kimfort Hotel and 1 Hiruf automobile.
5
RECENT GENOCIDAL VIOLENCE IN OROMIA REGION
11. Ato Solomon Mamo – Abiy Hotel and a number of commercial shopings.
12. People who rented the commercial shopings of Ato Solomon Mamo included:-
a. Mintesnot Butik.
b. Mahlet Traditional Cloth Shoping.
c. Yared Getachew Stationary.
d. Emebeth Getachew Gift shop.
e. Yimer Gomista.
f. Hirut Coffee.
13. Ato Habte – Corner Hotel, Shop and Living Home.
14. Universal Café and Restaurant.
15. Ato Mesfin – Large Electronics Shop (selling TV, Refrigirator, etc).
16. Ato Fikre - Building Materials’ Shop.
17. Ato Dereje Chaka – Right Café, 2 Huge Stores, Car spare part shop and Bicycle shop.
18. Ato Tilahun Janka Elala – Janka Hotel, suffered partial destruction.
19. Ato Molla Yetayu – Befikadu Hotel, Ande Pension, and a four-story Building.
20. Yonas Wangari – Pharmaceuptals/ Drug shop on the building rented from Molla Yetayu.
21. Ato Zenebe (rent from Ato Molla Yetayu’s building) – Consumable goods shop.
22. Ato Eshete Deboch Lemessa – Building Materials’ Shop.
23. W/ro Meseret Mengiste (Oromo) – Household Utensils’ Shop.
6
RECENT GENOCIDAL VIOLENCE IN OROMIA REGION
24. Ato Lemiso Tuji – goods shop.
25. Ato Kassa Shelemo – Menaharya Hotel.
26. Ato Million Terefe – Million “Kitfo Bet” (Hotel).
27. Ato Mihret Terefe – Terefe Meathouse.
28. Ato Bereket – Bereket Butchery (in a rented house).
29. Ato Mulugeta Arega – Bitu Jambohouse.
30. Ato Ayalew Merga – Sosena Hotel.
31. W/ro Salsawit (her husband is a British) – British Lodge.
32. Ermiyas Tasebe – Huge storehouse of Car Spareparts, a Pension with 52 rooms, Valley Land Hotel, a Car and Living Home.
33. Simachew Lingereh – Huge Goods distribution shop, Storehouse, and Living Home.
34. W/ro Yeshi – Shop and Living Home.
35. Ato Kindie – Shop and Living Home.
36. Ato Anemaw – Shop and Living Home.
37. Ato Jenberu – Living Home.
38. Ato Girma – Living Home and automobile.
39. Ato Yared Bermaco – Living Home and automobile.
40. W/ro Yezina – Living Home and automobile.
41. W/ro Abebech Getachew – Bethelihem Hotel (valued as 60 million Ethiopian Birr for sale).
42. Athlet Hailie Gebre Selassie – the grand Hailie Resort hotel. 7
RECENT GENOCIDAL VIOLENCE IN OROMIA REGION
43. Ato Dires (Amhara and his wife is an Oromo) – Kassa Gemechu Hotel and Supermarket.
44. Ato Adane (Gurage Protestant and renter of Bereket Butchery) – Electronics Shop, Living Home, and Meathouse.
45. Ato Mulugeta Arega (Oromo Protestant) – Pesticide and Insecticide shop.
46. Ato Mohammed (Muslim Amhara) - Living Home.
47. Ato Kedir Hamid (Muslim Amhara) - Living Home, two new automobiles, unknown amount of gold and money in cash.
2.1.4. Adami Tulu Town Adami town, situated a few kms away from Zway was attacked by the “Qerro” mob of Oromo youth on 30 June 2020.
Five members of a family of Amhara Orthodox followers were brutally murdered by the extremists “Queros”.
1. Ato Geleta Awulachewu (Husband/Father). 2. W/ro Tsehay Amare (Wife/mother). 3. Netsanet Geleta (Daughter and College student). 4. Samuel Geleta (Son and Secondary school student). 5. Wassie Ageze (youth and cousin of Ato Geleta).
A total of about 110 living homes, 37 organizations, 3 cars and 1 motor cycle of Amharas and Orthodox Christians were destroyed in Adami Tulu town: 1. Ato Awoke Yeznegawu: Living home and shop.
2. Ato Ashagrie Worku: Goods shop, household utensils’ shop and motor cycle.
3. Ato Mindaye Wekenie: Household utensils’ shop.
4. Ato Zeleke Nigussie: Household utensils’ shop.
5. Ato Demissie Mintassie: Household utensils’ shop.
8
RECENT GENOCIDAL VIOLENCE IN OROMIA REGION
6. W/ro Etabez Abate: Household utensils’ shop.
7. Ato Kebede Feyisa: Household utensils’ shop.
8. Ato Abate Abedaro: DS Tv Materials’ shop and Household utensils’ shop.
9. Ato Getu Janca: Living home, car and household utensils’ shop.
10. Ato Endale G/Mariam: Kitchen utensils’ shop and household utensils’ shop.
11. Ato Daniel Ashilo: Goods’ shop.
12. Ato Adisu Mindaye: Household utensils’ shop and Cinema house.
13. Ato Teklay Hailu: Household utensils’ shop with the entire merchandise.
14. Ato Teshale Tilahun: Household utensils’ wholesale shop and liquors grocery.
15. Ato Mesfin Mindaye: Living home, consumable goods’ shop, and car.
16. Ato Chanie: Living home and car.
17. Ato Tilahun Tesfaye: Household utensils’ shop.
18. Ato Geush: Living home and goods’ shop.
19. Kesis Solomon: Living home and barber shop.
20. Ato Daniel Elifneh: Living home and goods’ shop.
2.1.5. Bulbula Town
9
RECENT GENOCIDAL VIOLENCE IN OROMIA REGION
Bulbula is a small town located around Ziway. In this place, ethnic Amharas and Orthodox Christians were identified and killed. More than eight private organizations and five living homes were destroyed by the Qerro attackers.
2.1.6. Meki Town Meki is another town of Dugda district, Eastern Shoa targeted by the Oromo mobs.
Ato Gonfa Tuji, an elderly man of 60, resident of kebele 03 and owner of Ijnori Hotel was murdered by Qerros on the pretext of refusing to close his hotel.
More than 10 properties of Amhara and Orthodox individuals suffered damages. Among the destructions in property are:
1. Ato Solomon Tena (Resident of 03 Kebele of Meki town): Grain store and grinding mill. 2. Ato Abera WoldeAregay (Resident of 03 Kebele of Meki town): Saint Gebriel Hotel. 3. Ato Manale Abera (Resident of 03 Kebele of Meki town): Yenezer Restaurant. 4. Ato Ephrem Soreso (Resident of 03 Kebele of Meki town): The compound of his hotel and the building partially destroyed. 5. Merigeta Mussie (Resident of 03 Kebele of Meki town): Jewellery and Building Materials’ shop. 6. Ato GebreHiwot GebreEgziabher (Resident of 03 Kebele of Meki town): Jewellery. 7. Ato Hailu Tesfu (Resident of 03 Kebele of Meki town): Grain store and grinding mill. 8. Ato Abebe Turufi (Resident of 03 Kebele of Meki town): Mobile phones Shop. 9. Ato Ashe (Resident of 03 Kebele of Meki town): Ashe Broker Office. 10. Ato Mulugeta Hailu (Resident of 02 Kebele of Meki town): Living home, grain store, and grinding mill.
10
RECENT GENOCIDAL VIOLENCE IN OROMIA REGION
11. Ato Mesfin Getu (Resident of 02 Kebele of Meki town): his electronics shop was looted and then destroyed.
2.1.7. Metehara Town In Metehara town in Eastern Shoa, Axume Hotel owned by an Orthodox individual was partly destroyed by the attackers.
2.2.WESTERN ARSI ZONE Arsi Zone has been an epicenter of anti-Amhara and anti-Orthodox carnages in the entire Oromia regional state over the past three decades. The past two years of the transition has made this area, paralleled by Bale & Hararghe, a free kill zone costing the lives and properties of hundreds of Amharas and their incalculable amount of properties.
Towns such as Shashemene, Assasa, Dodola, Aris Negele have witnessed the most severe carnages by Oromo extemists, abetted by Wahabist Islam ideology, following the assassination of Hachalu Hundessa on 29 June 2020.
At least seventeen (17) Amharas were murdered in the most inhuman manner in Arsi Zone. The destruction in private and government property was so severe that some town like Shashemene were considered by the residents as a reasonable parallel to Aleppo of Syria (see annex 1).1
2.2.1. Shashemene Town Shashemene, the largest city in Western Arsi Zone of Oromia, was most affected by the genocidal attacks which commenced on the night of 29 June 2020. The selective destruction ethnic Amhara and Orthodox believers’ properties continued for thirteen hours until 5 pm the following day.
Even though the federal army base was situated at a distance of only 10 kms away from the town, and dispite repeated pleas via telephone for assistance by Orthodox fathers, the commanders of the army refused to send help on the pretext of not receiving command from higher authorities.
Moreover, on the orders of the Shashamene town police commander, Gadissa Nigussie, members of the city police and security were all summoned and restrained in the police meeting hall until 12:00 am, 30 June 2020. Some members of the police have confirmed that they were prevented by their superiors from intervening and stopping the ethnic violence against the Orthodox population of the town.
1 See annex 1 for the list of Amharas murdered in Arsi Zone in the recent genocidal violence. 11
RECENT GENOCIDAL VIOLENCE IN OROMIA REGION
Orthodox fathers’, including the head of Arsi Diocesse, demand for zonal officials to safegurard them from the severe ethnic attacks were neglected and even outright rejected. The Administrator of West Aris Zone and the Mayor of Shashemene Town had both switched off their cellphones to avoid victims’ calls for help.
Representative of the West Arsi districts police, Commander Dejene Wessene, is another prominent official responsible for deliberate negelict of duties by refraining from passing order to distict officers to stop the etnic violence outside the town.
Similarily, members of Dodola town police force have been ordered to handover their guns which were kept in the police directorate. They were also prevented from leaving the meeting hall while the ethnic attacks were undergoing.
On 30 June 2020, attempts made on the residence of His Holiness, the Bishop of West Arsi Zone Diocese, were prevented by a concerted effort of some local Muslims and Orthodox Christians.
Like other places in Oromia, the ethnic attacks in Shashemene town and surrounding areas were made on the basis of a printed ethnic profiling. The attacks were very organized and commanded. Sometimes, different groups repeatedly came one after the other to the same house. The identification of victims’ identities and whereabouts was made by notable Muslims and some kebele wrokers of the town.
The houses and properties of most Orthodox Christians in the town were destroyed. Only properties of a few local Orthodox Christians were left due to entreaties and bribes. Muslim houses and properties were seldom burnt down or attacked unless by mistake or as collateral damages. Even then, the attackers stopped destroying or helped save properties from the fire. For instance, the building called Arabs was left untouched by order of the riot leaders (see Annexes 2 – 5).2
A number of Amhara and Othrodox individuals were brutally murdered and seriously wouned on 30 June 2020:
1. Ato Wondwossen Birhanu, resident of kebele 01 in the town, was hanged by rope and flag and pulled around the town for more than four hours; and finally he was brutally killed by severing his neck.
2. W/o Konjit, resident of kebele 02 in the town, who was lying sick at her home was brutally attacked and murdered. The killers’ pretext was that the victim had been sleeping at home while they were struggling.
2 See Annexes 2, 3, 4 & 5 for detailed summary of the damages to property and institutions in Shashemene town. 12
RECENT GENOCIDAL VIOLENCE IN OROMIA REGION
3. W/o Meron Tesfaye, a 9 months pregnant mother, suffered severe beatings and wounds by machetes on 30 June 2020 died after 10 days. The attackers looted the entire property and more than 420, 000 birr of the victim, forced her to lie naked and beat her severly by machetes threatening to slaughter her. The victim couldn’t survive the shock for more than 10 days.
4. Ato Wondwossen Mekasha, slaughtered by machete by the attackers.
5. Ato Birhan Kassaye, severely beaten and hospitalized.
6. Ato Shumye Tesfaye, severly beaten and hospitalized. Propety damages in Shashemene town in part include (Most of them Amhara, and some of them Othodox Chistian Gurages):
1. Ato Yohannes Wolde (Gurage), a devoted Orthodox who supported the church both in service and money, and who previously suffered repeated attacks on his property, has lost an estimated 12 million birr worth of property this time: two schools, living home, 1 Dolphin vehicle, 1 student service autobus, a computer center, library and other facilities in the schools were completely destroyed. As evidence of a pre-planned schedule, attackers directly went to the residence of the victim and burnt it down within 30 minute intervals.
2. Ato Tigstu Nidaw: Tina Building, a hotel with four floor.
3. Athlet Haile GebreSelassie: Haile Resort, destruction of the 2nd floor.
4. Ato Getachew: Aberus Hotel.
5. Ato Melese: Tesfa Amlak Hotel.
6. Ato Tefera Shibeshi: Redet Hotel.
7. Ato Tsegaye Alemu: Tsegaye Building.
8. [Anonymous]: 3M Building.
9. Deacon Alemu: Awash Hotel.
13
RECENT GENOCIDAL VIOLENCE IN OROMIA REGION
10. Ato Kefyalewu: Kefyalewu International Hotel.
11. [Anonymous]: Teres School.
12. Bekele Molla: Bekele Molla Hotel.
13. Ato Ergetu and his partners (owned by 3 persons): Burka Eshete Building.
14. Ato Teshome: Wuhbe Hotel.
15. Ato Melese: Mele Meathouse.
16. [Anonymous]: Elroe Furniture.
17. Ato Teka: Haron Hotel.
18. Deacon Tigabeneh: Zer Adam Hotel.
19. Ato Murad: Bereket Pension.
20. Ato Mamush: Rani Café.
21. Ato Kassaye: Abay Hotel.
22. Emuka Ale: Cher Yihun Meathouse.
23. Ato Tatek and Ato Beyene: Hotel Wondimamachoch Meathouse.
24. ------: Wubshet Hotel.
25. Ato Sisay: Sisay Hotel.
26. Ato Kibrom (Tigre): Kibrom Hotel.
27. Ato Tariku Fekede (Oromo Orthodox Christian): Newline Photo.
28. Ato Wondimu Sebre (ethnic Kenbata): Beherawi Brewery and Liquor Distribution Shop.
29. Ato Binyam Abreham (Tigre): Abreham Jewellery. 14
RECENT GENOCIDAL VIOLENCE IN OROMIA REGION
30. Ato Abiy Tadele (Gurage): Abiy Refrigirator Distribution Shop.
31. Ato Ergetu: Ergetu Refregirators Shop.
32. Ato Fantahun Alene: Yeshi Computer Center.
33. Ato Mekonnen Bogale: Berger Building.
34. Ato Tsegaye (Gurage): Tsegaye Meathouse.
35. Ato Erestu: Sarem Hotel.
36. Ato Teka: Joteni and pull game playing distribution shop.
37. Ato Feleke: Feleke Meathouse.
38. W/ro Marie: Marie Meathouse.
39. Ato Getie Muche: Getie Mobile Phones Shop.
40. Ato Wondiye (ethnic Wolayta): Wondiye Juice.
41. Deacon Mikiyas Gebrie: Yebabe Financial Specialist.
42. Ato Kinfe: Kinfe Glass Shop.
43. Ato Abreham Mihretie: Abreham Grocery.
44. ------: Megenagna Hotel.
45. Ato Assefa Omega (ethnic Kembata): Gion Gas Distribution Shop.
46. Ato Fetene Legesse: Keneni Financial Specialist.
47. ------: Beteseb Bar and Restaurant.
48. ------: Creative Advertising and Printing.
49. ------: Abe Advertising and Printing. 15
RECENT GENOCIDAL VIOLENCE IN OROMIA REGION
50. Ato Legesse (Oromo Orthodox Christian): Sino Traditional Cloth Shop.
51. Ato Birara Lakew: Birara Mobile Shop.
52. W/ro Degua Assefa: Degua Mobile Shop.
53. Ato Mesfin Berhanu (Gurage): Mesfin Mobile Shop.
54. Ato Ephrem Bogale: Ephrem Mobile Shop.
55. Ato Habtamu Ayitenew: Habtamu Mobile Shop.
56. Ato Anteneh Solomon: Anteneh Mobile Shop.
57. Ato Endesh Mesfin: Endesh Mobile and Accessories Shop.
58. Ato Abiy Fekadu: Derb Mobile Shop.
59. Ato Kassa Yazie: Kassa Mobile Shop.
60. Ato Muluken Ashenafi: Muluken Mobile and Accessories Shop.
61. Ato Tesfu Alemu: Tesfu Mobile and Accessories Shop.
62. Silework Mogos: Silework Mobile and Accessories Shop.
63. Ato Amare Yimamu: Amare Sporthouse/ Gimnasium.
64. Ato Getahun Dereje: Getahun Computer Center.
65. Ato Kiflu Menjet: Kiflu Ceramics.
66. Ato Gebrie Mekonnen (Tigre): Gebrie Grinding Mill.
67. Ato Sentayehu: Mara Café.
68. ------: Eni Café.
69. Ato Mekoya Paulos: Mekoya Tornatory. 16
RECENT GENOCIDAL VIOLENCE IN OROMIA REGION
70. Ato Tamirat: Borena Hotel.
71. ------: Eftiso Bakery.
72. ------: Melkam Bakery.
73. ------: Tsega Gebriel Café.
74. W/ro Elisabeth Zewudie: Elisi Restaurant.
75. Ato Binyam Kinfe: Binyam Paints Distribution Shop.
76. ------: Green Land Café.
77. ------: Nigat Building.
78. Ato Molla Mekonnen: Molla Grocery.
79. ------: Bicha Meathouse.
80. Ato Ayalneh: Ayalneh Grocery.
81. Ato Zenebe: Mozart Music Shop.
82. Kesis/Priest Belay Tsegaye (Gurage Ortodox Priest): Belay Generator Shop.
83. ------: Meareg Gold Shop.
84. Ato Maru: Maru Mobile Shop.
85. Ato Bineyam Zewude: Rakeb Gold Shop.
86. Ato Haftom (Tigre): Latoli Silver Shop.
87. Ato Aregawi (Tigre): Aregawi Gold Shop.
88. GebreEgziabher Kidanemariam: Lalibela Goldsmith.
89. Mebratu Kidanemariam: Mebrat Goldsmith. 17
RECENT GENOCIDAL VIOLENCE IN OROMIA REGION
90. Abebe Yilma: Gelan Hotel and Homeland Hotel.
91. Mesfin Maebo (Wolayta): Mesfin Furniture.
92. Ato Misganaw: Misgana Furniture.
93. Ato Knife: Firew Building materials’ Shop.
94. Ato Demeke: Barery Shop.
95. Ato Dereje: Dereje Household Utensils’ Shop.
96. ------Enat Baltina.
97. Ato Adane: Miki Bajaj Distribution Shop.
98. Ato Belay: Belay Pepsi Distribution Shop.
99. Ato Berhane: Argaw Pension.
100. ------Dashen Beer Distribution.
101. Zeyneba and Kassahun: Zeyneba and Kassahun Bakery.
102. Ato Mulat: Mulat Professional Females’ Hair Beauty Training.
103. Ato Mulat: Mulat Boutique.
104. Ato Dejene: Dejene Boutique.
105. Ato Nigatu Tilahun: Nigatu Tilahun Boutique.
106. Ato Amare Gemera: Amare Boutique.
107. Ato Yohannes: Cloth threads Shop.
108. Ato Tsega Hailu: Tsega Boutique.
109. Ato Abebe Urgesa (Oromo Orthodox Chrstian): Abebe Boutique. 18
RECENT GENOCIDAL VIOLENCE IN OROMIA REGION
110. Ato Kassahun Anjelo (Wolayta): Kassahun Boutique.
111. W/ro Woinshet Girma: Woinshet Boutique.
112. W/ro Tigist Alemayehu: Tigist Boutique.
113. W/ro Beletu Worku: Beletu Boutique.
114. Ato Habtu Feleke: Habtu Boutique.
115. Roman Stationery
116. Chilalu Hotel.
117. Green Land Café.
118. Nigat Building
The properties of the following people were destroyed since they were found near those of Orthodox Christians, not intentionally. The destructors tried to save the properties of the Muslims from the fire.
119. Ato Tofik Abejenu (Oromo and Muslin): Tofik Mobile Shop.
120. Ato Tola Gadisa (Oromo and Protestant): Tola Mobile Shop.
121. Ato Getu (Gurage and Protestant): Getu Boutique.
122. Ato Tilahun Abebe (Gurage and Protestant): Tilahun Boutique.
123. Lily Valley Hotel: Jamaicans.
List of Other Organizations and Properties Destroyed in Shashemene Town:
124. Hibret Bank (in Kebele 03): totally destroyed.
125. Debub Global Bank (in Kebele 03): totally destroyed.
126. Addis International Bank (in Kebele 03): totally destroyed.
19
RECENT GENOCIDAL VIOLENCE IN OROMIA REGION
127. Buna International Bank (in Kebele 06): totally destroyed.
128. Abay Bank (in Kebele 02): partially destroyed.
129. Ethio-Life Insurance (in Kebele 03): totally destroyed. 130. 131. Various goldsmiths and jewelry shops in Kebele 03 were totally destroyed.
132. About 22 motor bicycles were burnt. 133. About 9 grinding mills were burnt. 134. About 22 various restaurants were totally destroyed. 135. About 35 Bajajs were totally destroyed. 136. About 37 cars were totally destroyed.
2.2.2. Assasa Town In Assasa district of West Arsi, four Orthodox Christians were brutally murdered by Muslim exteremists and “Queros” on 30 June 2020. Their names are listed here under.
1. Ato Metorya Lakew: Slaughtered by machete. 2. W/ro Sinknesh GebreIyesus (wife of Ato Metorya Lakew): Slaughtered by machete. 3. Ato Teferi Belayneh: severely beaten to death. 4. Ato Tamrat Adugna: killed by cutting to pieces by machete. The destruction of property of Amharas and Orthodox Christians in Assasa is so complete that no significant building and home was left to stand (see Annexes 6 – 8).3
2.2.3. Arsi Negele Town In Arsi Negelle, the following four Orthodox Christians were brutally murdered by the Qerro on 30 June 2020.
1. Ato Fitsum Biyargew: resident of 02 kebele of Arsi Negelle town.
2. Ato Denekew Gubae: resident of 02 kebele of Arsi Negelle town. (Number 2 and 3 were cousins and they were buried together in the same place. The town’s administration disallowed their families to relocate their bodies into Debre Libanos).
3 See Annexes 6, 7 & 8 for partial list of the major damages to homes and institutions in Assasa town. 20
RECENT GENOCIDAL VIOLENCE IN OROMIA REGION
3. Ato Getachew Demissie: resident of 02 kebele of Arsi Negelle town.
4. Ato Mkasha getahun: resident of Tureta village of Arsi Negelle town.
The destruction of properties was done on every ethnic background identifying with Orthodox Christians. The attackers tried to save properties of Muslims and Protestants from burning. The focus and greater destruction was on ethnic Amharas. Examples are listed as follows:
1. Ato Tigstu Nadewu: who was giving free service and financial support for church; total destruction of Tigstu Building (with 3 floor) and living home; Huge building materials’ distribution shop working since 1973 E.C., and 1 Dolphin car.
2. Ato Teferi Delbo: a hotel with 2 floor.
3. Ato Solomon Tezera: a building with 2 floor.
4. Ato Fikrie Balcha: a hotel with bed rooms.
5. “Meto Aleqa” (Captain) Aschenaki: Liyat Hotel No. 1 & 2.
6. Ato Getahun Wasihun: Shalla Hotel.
7. W/ro Abaynesh Mulugeta: Milkhouse.
8. Ato Alemu Bogale: Grocery and shop.
9. Ato Fekade Dejene: one primary school, one secondary school and looting of his home.
11. Ato Belsti Yohanes: destruction of living home and more than 50 beef cattle.
12. Ato Kassa Getahun: destruction of living home and looting of more than 30 beef cattle.
13. Tesfaye Sisay: one bar and restaurant and a Pension with two floor.
14. Fikdere Teshome: Grocery.
15. Shambel” (Captain) Debebe Getaneh: Animal and Herbicide Pharnaceutical shop.
16. Addisu Bekele: Meathouse.
17. Tesfaye Sinshaw: Restaurant.
21
RECENT GENOCIDAL VIOLENCE IN OROMIA REGION
18. Zemedkun Meskele: Meathouse.
19. Assefa Wasihun: a Pension with two floors bedroom.
20. Eleni Tewabe: Restaurant.
21. Yonas Sergo: Pension.
22. Solomon Mekonnen: Household and office furniture production and sales.
23. Solomon: bar and restaurant.
24. Dereje TekleAregay: bar and restaurant.
25. Paulos Abate: bar and restaurant.
26. Terefe Yinesu: shop.
27. Tihunie Mulugeta: Milk product shop.
28. Wondwossen Hailu: Shop.
29. Wasihun: bar and restaurant.
30. Abebaw Getinet: Grocery.
31. Getinet Shiferaw: Shop, living home and “Dolphin” car.
32. Mekasha Getahun: killed, living home and seven beef cattle.
33. Denekew Gubae: killed, grocery and pension.
34. Tilahun Kinfu: Shoping center with two floor
35. Messay Assefa: Meathouse and DS Tv room.
36. Kelemua Abebe: killed, living home and cattles.
37. Bahiru Gashaw: he and his four children were severely wounded.
38. Bekele Asfaw: living home alongwith the entire household materials.
2.2.4. Dodola Town Dodola town in Western Arsi Zone was also attacked by the Qerro mob army on 30 June 2020. People suffered severe beatings simply for being Amharas or Orthodox Christians. A number of large and medium shops and enterprises owned by Amharas and Orthodox residents of the town were partially or totally destroyed, properties looted.
22
RECENT GENOCIDAL VIOLENCE IN OROMIA REGION
1. Roz Hotel: burnt in Kebele 02.
2. Nigat Hotel: burnt in Kebele 01.
3. Medi Café: burnt in Kebele 01.
4. Abay Restaurant: burnt in Kebele 01.
5. Shitaye Balcha Hotel: totally destructed in Kebele 01.
6. Tarikua Restaurant and a living home: burnt in Kebele 01.
7. Worku Tadege Female’s Beuty: burnt in Kebele 01.
8. Solomon Balcha Electronics Store: burnt in Kebele 01 for the second time.
9. Zerihun getachew: two shops were burnt in Kebele 01 for the second time.
10. Fikadu Worku: shop and merchandize store were burnt in Kebele 02.
11. Berhanu Metasebya Hotel, a grocery and a living home: were burnt in Kebele 02.
12. Dawit Alemayehu’s household property: burnt in Kebele 02.
13. Ademasu Abebe’s grinding mill: burnt in Kebele 02.
14. Wondimu Yimam’s boutique and shop: were burnt in Kebele 02.
15. Fasil Hotel: burnt in Kebele 01.
2.3.EASTERN HARARGHE ZONE Several places in Eastern Hararghe were attacked by Oromo extremists on the pretext of the assassination of Hachalu Hundessa. The attacks took place between the night on 22 June 2020 and 24 June 2020.
Areas in the zone which witnessed widespread attacks on Amharas and Orthodox Christians include: Haramaya and Bati towns under Haramaya city administration, Melka Rafu town in Kombolcha district, a rural keble known as Alle in Jarso district, Fugnan Birra town in Gursum district, Babile town in Babile district, and Midaga Tola distict.
23
RECENT GENOCIDAL VIOLENCE IN OROMIA REGION
In general, in the ethnic attacks leveled at Amhara and Orthodox Christians in the seven districts of Eastern Hararghe zone, about 198 households along with 682 family members have suffered various levels of harassment, beatings, physical wounds, property destructions and very gross violations of human rights.
2.3.1. Haramay Town Properties and houses of 5 Orthodox Christians were set on fire and destroyed. Preoperties of 8 Amharas and Orthodox Christians were vandalized and completely destroyed.
About 71 peoples were forced to take refuge in Churches for about 15 days; they left their refuge only after the belated arrival of security forces.
An elderly woman, named W/o Mestawet Gebremariam Woldeyes who came to visit her son from Karamile to Haramaya town suffered serious wounds from beatings while in Ato Tewodros’s home and died in hospital. Ato Tewodros’s wife also suffered serious wound on her legs and is hospitalized.
2.3.2. Bate Town (Haramaya) About 14 households of Amhras and Orthodox Christians were totally burnt to the ground. Properties of 40 other individuals were vandalized and destroyed. About 18 large and medium commercial enterprises were destroyed.
2.3.3. Kombolcha Distict Six service giving hotels with the properties were completely destroyed. Two liquor groceries were also totally destroyed. One photo shop with a fully equipped studio and recreation park was destroyed. One metal workshop was burned; 6 houses were burnt down. Properties of 3 individuals were looted and their houses damaged partially. Houses and properties of 34 Amharas and orthodox Christians were singled out and looted.
An assassination attempt on a notable elder of the town, named Ato Endeshaw, was unsuccessful. However, the man is seriously wounded from the beatings by Orom extremists and is hospitalized. Similarly, his wife is also seriously wounded and hospitalized.
2.3.4. Haramaya District A rural clinic, owned by Ato Mesfin Bogale, providing service for farmers in Oda Belina area was destroyed with all its medical equipments. Another clinic and pharmaceuticals owned by Ato Hibret Bogale was destroyed. Similarily, a rural clinic and pharmaceuticals shop owned by Ato Tewodros Alemayehu in a place known as Melka Gemechu was burnt to the ground.
2.3.5. Gursum District 24
RECENT GENOCIDAL VIOLENCE IN OROMIA REGION
The commercial enterprises of 8 people were totally destroyed. For instance, Ato Ephrem Zerihun’s hotel and the bedrooms serving visitors of the town were entirely destroyed. Similarly, the hotel and grocery of W/o Asnaku Shega with all the properties were destroyed. In addition trading equipment of 9 people was destroyed; living homes of 6 other people were partially damaged; vehicles of two individual were broken down; and farm crops of two persons were also damaged.
2.3.6. Jarso District (Alle Town) Living homes of seven Orthodox residents of the town were highly damaged. Shops of 6 people with all the properties were destroyed. For instance, a shop and a cereal store owned by Ato Masresha were completely destroyed with all the property.
About 48 households were attacked by the mob armies and forced to take refuge in churches along with 180 family members. They were repatriated to their partially destroyed homes after 15 days with the intervention of local notables and residents of the area.
The attempt to burn down the St. George Church in the town was foiled by inhabitants of the area. However, the Bethelhem roof corrugated iron was pierced by avalanche of stone by the Muslim Oromo attackers. In addition, the women entry on the main building was also partly damaged.
2.3.7. Midega Tola District At least the properties of twelve Public servants in service of the locality were taken out of the rented houses and entirely set on fire.
2.3.8. Babile District Though details are yet unknown to our organization, properties and hotels of at least two residents of the town were vandalized by Oromo attackers.
2.3.9. Harari Regional State In Harari region, areas which experienced widespread ethnic attacks were districts in the city, such as Hakim, Jenila, Shenkor and Abaker, and the rural district known as Dire Teyara. In general, evidence collected so far indicates 19 households had suffered destruction of their properties.
Table: Victims of Ethnic Attacks in Harari Region
No. District Households Commercial Vehicles Agri Houses Enterpirses Products 1 Jenila 4 4 2 Hakim 11 11 6 3 Aboker 2 2 25
RECENT GENOCIDAL VIOLENCE IN OROMIA REGION
4 Shenkor 2 2 5 Dire Teyara 1 80 Quintals 4 Sum 19 15 10 80 Quintals 4
Ethnic attacks targeting Amhras and other Orthodox Christians of Harari region has become frequent in recent years. In this round of attacks following the death of Hachalu Hundessa, Orthodox Christians were attacked and their properties destroyed. In addition, two historical statues of Ras Mekonnen were destroyed by rioters.
In addition, due to the widespread beatings, knifing and attempts to kill on the Orthodox residents of the city, 10 youngsters in Qelad Amba and Werwari area were wounded and hospitalized.
The unpreparedness and lethargic response of the regional government security forces in the town and their failure to protect citizens from ethnic attacks has been a serious concern for resident of Harari town, who now feel more insecure than ever.
The attackers have entered Harar town in numbers from the surrounding kebeles the morning of 30 June 2020. These were joined by collaborators from the city and started destroying properties and firms owned by Orthodox Christian residents of the town. They specially targeted service institutions such as hotels, groceries, shops, vehicles, farms and storehouses. Among the major property destructions are:
1. W/o Sinidu, a female peasant and resident of Aboker Muti in Dire Teyara district; perennial plants and crops, and farm machinery were destroyed; 4 residence compounds (12 classes) along with the entire properties were looted, vandalized and burnt down. An estimated 80 quintals of cereals stored in 4 ground storages was looted. In attacks conducted on Orthodox residents of Arategna area and Hakim district, the following were destroyed.
2. Ato Daniel Wineta’s, Wineta Hotel glasses broken by stones and attempt was made to set it on fire. 3. W/o Etenesh’s Hotel, all properties in the hotel were destroyed. 4. Ato Seyfu’s, Ker Hotel, looted, vandalized and destroyed. 5. Ato Maedot Tefera’s Hotel, glasses on the building were broken down. 6. Ato Million’s Grocery, property looted and building glass was broken down.
7. Ethiopia Restaurant, found in kebele 17, all properties in the grocery were destroyed; bajajs in the compound were burnt down.
26
RECENT GENOCIDAL VIOLENCE IN OROMIA REGION
8. Ato Worku Alemu’s 2 houses, glass windows destroyed; his bajaj was also damaged. 9. Elsa Grocery, in kebele 17, entire property was looted and destroyed. 10. Ato Mesfin Bekele’s, butchery and grocery both looted and destroyed.
In Aboker district, areas such as Qelad Amba and Werwari also suffered attacks on properties of Orthodox Christians;
11. Mekonnen Lemma, living home. 12. Israel Terefe, taxi. 13. Girma Teke, taxi. 14. Gashaw, barber shop, totally destroyed. 15. Ato Yemane, 4 bajajs in the compound of his residence were broken down.
In addition, properties looted and buildings glasses were shattered in Jenila district include:
16. Family Hotel. 17. Ethiopia Hotel. 18. Ristu Butchery. 19. Misrak Hotel
2.4.WESTERN HARARGHE ZONE
2.4.1. Chiro (Asebe Teferi) Town Chiro or formerly Asebe Teferi has been a sight of repeated ethnic violence over the past two years. This time the town experienced one of the most severe raids of destruction on the Amhara and Orthodox Christians of the town in western Hararghe. An Amhara man named Birhanu Zefargachew was brutally murdered by Oromo Qerro on 30 June 2020. Another resident of the town named Ato Fikre was severely beaten and suffered serious wounds.
Amhara and Orthodox Christians whose homes and properties were totally destroyed by fire were: Melaku Kefyalew (also his bajaj was burnt), Lemlem Yilma, Aschalew Hofer, Tigist Kefyalew, Ato Ayele, W/o Etabezaw, and Liqe Birhanat Kehali Bekalu, the former administrator of west Hararghe diocese.
In addition, Amharas and Orthodox Christians whose homes were looted and burnt were: Ato Teshome, Meaza Mulu, Fitsum Melaku, Tsadiqu, Simegn Nishan, Meseret barbery, Lemlem Suf (shop), Fire Woldeyesus, W/o Kelemwa (ale house), Mahder Ketema, Ato Desta (shop), Ato Ketema (shop), Mulugeta Belay, W/o Tsehay, Deacon Haile
27
RECENT GENOCIDAL VIOLENCE IN OROMIA REGION
Yematawork, Ato Tasew, Ato Goitom, W/o Nishan, Zinabua Gebremikael, Ato Yirgalem Chekol, Deacon Melaku (butchery), and Rediet caffe (see Annex 9).4
2.4.2. Miesso Town The town of Miesso was invaded by a huge mob of “Qerro” army on the morning of 30 June 2020 and pre-planned and selective attacks on the Amhara and Orthodox residents went on unabated the whole day.
The attackers were armed with the traditional “mecha” or machete, sticks, stones, and carried supplies of benzene to set houses and institutions on fire. Though the main force of the attackers is said to come from Assebot town, there were many collaborators from Miesso itself particularly tasked in the identification of Amhara and Orthodox Christian homes and institutions.
The damages to Orthodox Christian properties and homes in Miesso twon is incalculable. Innumerable homes of Amharas and Orthodox Christians in the twon have been assaulted by an avalanche of stones, properties and household utensils vandalized, and homes, shops, cars, bajajs, etc set on fire.
In Miesso, the religious element was stronger than other areas in Oromia so that even Muslim Oromos who rented homes from Orthodox Christians were harassed and assaulted. The attackers have gone house to house to tear off the “matebs” or religious symbols worn on the neck by Ortodox Christians. They also chanted “Alah wakbar!” while destroying and attacking the Christians.
Like other places in the region, the federal and regional security and police forces did not attempt any intervention to protect citizens from ethnic violence. In Miesso, the extent of the possible damage by the extremist Oromo mob was moderated by some notable Muslims of the town, who also managed to protect Orthodox Churches from destruction (see Annex 10).5
2.4.3. Asebot Town Asebot town, which is in the Miesso district of Western Hararghe Zone, also suffered ethnic attacks by Oromo extremists on 30 June 2020. A pre-planned and selective attack on the Amhara and other Orthodox residents of the town resulted in serious casualties in life, limb and property. At least one individual named Ato Tedla Lemma was brutally murdered by the attackers.
The attackers were armed with the traditional “mecha” or machete, sticks, stones, and carried supplies of benzene to set houses and institutions on fire. Like other places in the
4 Summary of the property damages in Chiro are listed in annex 9. 5 See the partial list of damages in Miesso town from Annex 10. 28
RECENT GENOCIDAL VIOLENCE IN OROMIA REGION
region, the federal and regional security and police forces did not attempt any intervention to protect the Amhara and Ortodox Christians from ethnic violence (see Annex 11).6
6 See Annex 11 for a partial list of the damages in Asebot town. 29
RECENT GENOCIDAL VIOLENCE IN OROMIA REGION
III. APPENDIX Annex 1. List of Persons Killed in Arsi Zone
No. Persons killed Address Remarks 1 W/ro Abaynesh Seifu Arsi Kersamuni district The killers were people who wore Oromia 2 Ato Yilma Arsi Kersamuni district Police uniform, Oromia Special Force GebreTsadik uniform, and face and head masks like al- 3 Andualem Yilma Arsi Kersamuni district qaida. Kebele and Zone administrators as 4 Yichasa megersa Arsi Kersamuni district well as local militias participated in the 5 Getu Kebede Arsi Kersamuni district killing. 6 Seife mulugeta Arsi Kersamuni district 7 Shimeles Seife Arsi Kersamuni district 8 Hizqeal GebreMedhen Arabo/ Agolcho District They killed him after cutting off his hand and pulling out his eyes alive. 9 Mamo Adugna Arabo/ Agolcho District They killed him by shearing off his body. 10 Mengesha Mindaye Arabo/ Agolcho District 11 Getachew Metaferya Golja town, Tiwo District 12 Wassie Tesfaye Golja town, Tiwo District 13 Bezabeh Tadesse Golja town, Tiwo District
14 Demissie Beyene Golja town, Tiwo District 15 [Anonymous] / Teacher Abomsa District
16 [Anonymous] Arbeyu Jejo District
17 [Anonymous] Arbeyu Jejo District
30
RECENT GENOCIDAL VIOLENCE IN OROMIA REGION
Annex 2: Summary of Damages in Shashemene Town
No. Name Sex Phone No. Family Kebele Destructed Value in Size property Birr 1 Kesis Nigatu Wale M 6 01 Entire household 464445 materials and shop 2 Kesis Tesfaye M 6 01 Home with entire 550000 Assega household materials 3 Kesis Tamene M 7 01 Home with entire 252000 Agegnehu household materials 4 Kesis Tsegaye Abate M 7 01 entire household materials and shop 5 Memihr Mlese M 6 01 Home with entire Adihno household materials 6 Ato Berhane M 6 010 Home with entire Meseret household materials 7 Ato Sisay Gidey M 5 010 Entire household materials and partly Home 8 Ato Mintesnot M 5 01 Entire household 275000 getachew materials with door 9 Ato Endalkachew M 7 01 Home with entire 549220 Mulugeta household materials 10 W/ro Abebech F 5 010 Home with entire Shiferaw household materials 11 Ato Abreham M 4 01 Entire household 364800 Mulatu materials and shop 12 Ato Amanuel M 3 01 Entire household Mulatu materials with door and window 13 Ato Setegn M 3 01 Entire household 240800 Getachew materials and partly home 14 Ato Tesfaye Derbie M 1 01 Entire household materials and partly home
31
RECENT GENOCIDAL VIOLENCE IN OROMIA REGION
Annex 3. Summary of Damages in Shashemene Town (Continued)
No. Name Sex Famiy Kebele Damaged Value in Size property Birr 15 Ato Melese Eskeziya M 3 01 Shop 16 Ato Halefom Legesse M 1 010 Entire household materials 17 Ato Habteab Kinfe M 4 010 Entire household materials 18 Ato Teklu M 4 010 Entire household WoldeTensae materials and partly home 19 Ato estifanos M 1 010 Entire household Yohannes materials 20 Ato Zewudu M 5 01 Home with GebreNigus household materials 21 Ato Belay Dubale M 04 Home with 1023000 household materials 22 Yihane HaileMeskel M 0 Property 200950 23 Tiruye Tefera F 04 Entire property 253940 24 Teketel Ayifokiru M 04 Property 443200 25 Meaza Kitawu F 04 Property 132500 26 Kesis Wubshet M 04 Household 72400 Zewudie materials 27 Abebech Gizawu ሴ 04 household 35600 materials 28 Desta Assefa M 04 Home with entire 264000 household materials No. Name Sex Famil Kebele Damaged Value in y Size property birr 29 Meaza Berhanu F 04 Property 177800 30 Sentayehu Asru M 04 Household 57000 materials 31 Yibeltal Abebe M 04 Household 229500 materials 32 Anbachew Amare M 04 Household 178000 materials 33 Bayech Ayalew F 04 Household 362000 materials 34 Yeshi Alebachew F 04 Home with entire 579800 household materials 35 Hana tesfaye F 04 Household 43610 materials 36 Kuriwork Sodefi F 04 Household 174150 materials 37 Derese Erdachew M 04 Entire household 379380 materials 38 Belayneh Abebe M 04 Bajaj and 275000 household 32
RECENT GENOCIDAL VIOLENCE IN OROMIA REGION
materials 39 Getiye Nigussie M 04 Home with entire 497000 household materials 40 Tesfye Woldie M 04 Household 38750 materials 41 Ato Melese Berhe M 3 010 Home with entire household materials 42 W/ro Selas Abadie F 1 010 Home with entire household materials No. Name Sex Famil Kebele Destructed Birr y Size property value 43 Ato Abreham Girma M 6 010 Household materials and partly home 44 W/ro lemlem Legesse F 3 010 Entire shop 45 W/ro Woinshet Ayele F 4 01 46 Ato Sebhat M 3 010 Home with entire GebreEgziabher household materials 47 Ato Elyas M 8 0 Home with entire WoldeGebreal household materials 48 Ato Berhane M 4 101 Home with entire WoldeGebreal household materials 49 W/ro Tsehay Elfay F 5 01 Home with entire household materials 50 Ato Getachew Tafesse M 5 01 Home with entire household materials 51 W/ro Wegene F 6 01 Home with entire Teshome household materials 52 Samrawit Tefera F 3 01 Home with entire household materials 53 W/ro Abeba Adane F 4 01 Home with entire household materials 54 W/ro Fikrte Tsegaye F 3 01 Home with entire household materials 55 Ato Daniel Worku M 4 01 Home with entire household materials 56 Ato Abebe Demeke M 3 01 Entire household materials 53 Ato Lisanework M 3 01 Entire household Tesfaye materials 33
RECENT GENOCIDAL VIOLENCE IN OROMIA REGION
54 Senayt Kinfe F 3 01 Entire household materials 55 Ato Yeshitila Tesfaye M 1 01 Entire household materials 56 W/ro Sendu Lakew F 4 01 Entire household materials 57 Ato Asnake Mengistu M 2 010 Entire shop 58 Ato Tsegaye Tewabe M 4 010 Entire household and grocery materials, and shop 59 W/ro Konjit Mindahun F 2 010 Entire household materials 60 Ato Mebre Temesgen M 6 01 Home with household materials 61 Dawit Tenaw M 4 04 Household 70000 materials 62 Jeber Borja M 04 Household 96000 materials
Annex 4: Summary of Hotels & Organizations Damaged In Shashemene Town
ተ.ቁ Property Damaged Amount Kebele Extent of Damage Remarks
1 Eredet Hotel G+3 01 Burnt 2 Awash International G+3 01 Entirely burnt Hotel 3 Kefyalew International G+3 04 Entirely burnt Hotel 4 Tesfalem Hotel G+3 02 Entirely burnt 5 Haile Resort G+2 06 Entirely burnt 6 Sarem Hotel G+3 08 Entirely burnt 7 Aberus Hotel G+3 06 Entirely burnt 8 Tsegaye Building G+4 06 Entirely burnt Market Center 9 Nigat Building Market G+2 03 Entirely burnt Center 10 Eyerusalem Building G+4 04 Entirely burnt 11 Lucy Academy G+2 03 Entirely burnt 12 Mafi Café and Market G+4 08 Entirely burnt Center 13 Chilalo Hotel 02 Entirely burnt
Annex 5: Summary of Hotels & Organizations Damaged In Shashemene Town (Continued)
34
RECENT GENOCIDAL VIOLENCE IN OROMIA REGION
No Property Damaged Amount Kebele Extent of Damage Remarks
14 Abay International Hotel G+3 04 Entirely burnt 15 Meridian Building G+7 06 Entirely burnt 16 Bekele Molla Hotel 04 Entirely burnt 17 Bekele Mengistu Hotel 04 Entirely burnt 18 Raji Hotel 06 Entirely burnt 19 Tsegaye Hotel 05 Entirely burnt 20 Borena Hotel 06 Entirely burnt
Annex 6: Summary of Damages to Property & Institutions in Assasa Town, 01 Kebele
No. Name of owners Organization Birr Value of Family size Number of Damages of owner Workers 1 Ato Aschalew Regassa Hotel 1,627,033 5 11 2 Ato Dereje Tafessework Grain store 1,123,800 1 3 Ato Nigussie Haile Rent 111,200 4 4 Ato Ephrem Korcho Mobile shop 2,364,500 3 2 5 Ato Tadesse Belayneh Home 758,900 4 6 W/ro Giba Mannyazewal Rent 78,600 1 7 Ato Melese Eshetu Building materials’ 13,164,000 7 shop 8 W/ro Tirunesh Abegaz Home 218,000 6 9 W/ro Emebeth Wondimu Home 306,100 8 10 AtoSolomon Lemma Home 171,800 9
11 Ato Endashaw Nigussie Home 195,000 3 12 Ato Tibebu Solomon Home 82,390 1 13 W/ro Geremech Sida Home 1,201,400 3 14 Ato Befekadu Berhanu Soft drink distribution 27,102,325 4 30 shop 15 W/ro Messeret Tadesse Home 122,320 8 16 Ato Gebeyehu Berihun Hotel 875,920 3 3 17 Ato Tafessework Home and grain mill - 6,300,000 3 8 WorkAgegnehu - 5,250,000 18 Ato Alemayehu Jote Rent 132,240 1 19 Ato Berhanu WoldeTensae Property 1,884,400 9 No. Name of owners Organization Birr Value of Family size Number of Damages of owner Workers 20 Ato Ayele Tadele Rent 70,900 1
21 Ato Sileshi Ashagrie Property 215,750 9 22 Ato Garedewu Belayneh Home and Grain 8,750,550 17 35
RECENT GENOCIDAL VIOLENCE IN OROMIA REGION
mill 23 Ato Direba Chala Rent 2,276,000 6
24 W/ro Kassaye Eshetie Flour factory 33,200 11 68 25 W/ro Messeret Kebede Rent 40,204,200 3 26 W/ro Almaz Kassaye Rent 226,882 4 27 Ato Asteway Solomon Rent 215,030 1 28 W/ro Genet Abebe Rent 77,480 4 29 Ato Tefera Belayneh Home and 1,349,000 6 Property Total 116,919,550 145 133
Annex 7: Summary of Damages to Property in Assasa Town, Kebele 02
No. Name of owners Organization Birr value of Family size Number of workers damages of owner 1 Ato Getachew Alemayehu Clinic, Pharmacy 21841500 5 34 and home 2 Ato Ayalew mengistu Hotel 17,351,077 7 8 3 W/ro Bethelehem Bogale Hotel 5,522,943 30 25 4 Ato Alamirew Birku Rent 1,692,080 10 5 Ato Worku Fikadu Rent 677,980 3 6 Ato Alemayehu Tafesse Rent 533,250 3 7 Ato GirumTafesse Rent 389,715 1 8 W/rt lemlem Tafesse Rent 66,000 1 9 Ato Tefera Tafesse Tractor 3,088,000 4 10 Ato Muluneh Merga Rent 269,750 4 11 Ato Abnet Tafesse Rent 61,450 1 12 W/ro Getie Tilahun Home 594,693 10 13 Ato Tesfaye Wondyirad Electronics shop 1,624,750 10 2 14 Ato Worku Debele Photo Shop 446,680 7 3 15 Ato Adimasu Bogale Home 3,376,700 18 16 Ato Tebeje Adimasu Rent 733,500 1 8 17 W/ro Emebeth Adimasu Rent 300,100 1 18 Ato Bisrat Adimasu Rent 120,500 1 19 Ato Samson Adimasu Rent 30,200 1
Annex 8: Summary of Damages to Property & Institutions in Assasa Town, Kebele 02
No. Name of owners Organization Birr value of Family size Number of workers damages of owner 20 Ato Direba Zewdie Rent 212,000 1 21 Ato Ayano Tulu Boutique 268,840 4 22 W/o Tigist Abera Home 421,905 5 23 Ato Abiyot Ayalew Home 283, 300 4 24 Ato Zewge Mogus Home 364,843 6
36
RECENT GENOCIDAL VIOLENCE IN OROMIA REGION
25 Ato Fisseha Gebresilassie Home 591,300 4 26 Ato Solomon Shewarega Hotel 3,035,950 12 11 27 Ato Ambelu Solomon Hotel 4,538,038 12 17 28 Ato Molla Begashaw Boutique 575,530 5 29 W/o Zebenu Metorya Home 742,736 6 30 Ato Dejene Adugna Shop 125,005 4 31 Ato Ashenafi Aman Home 774,500 1 32 Abera Tesema Home 234,000 4 33 Ato Birhanu Garedew Home 1,500,000 6 34 W/o Meseret Tadesse Shop 577,000 8 35 Ato Abebaw Tadesse Gasoline Shop 110,400 3 Sum Total (annex 7&8) 73,076,420 203 85
Annex 9: Summary of Damages in Chiro Town
No. Name of Victim Damages Extent of Remarks Damages 1 Birhanu Zefargachew Brutally murdered 2 Ato Fikre Severely beaten 3 Melaku Kefyalew Home & Property, Entirely burnt Bajaj 4 Lemlem Yilma Home & Property Entirely burnt 5 Aschalew Hofer Home & Property Entirely burnt 6 Tigist Kefyalew Home & Property Entirely burnt 7 Ato Ayele Home & Property Entirely burnt 8 W/o Etabzahu Home & Property Entirely burnt 9 Liqe Birhanat Kehali Home & Property Entirely burnt Bekalu 10 Ato Teshome Home & Property Looted & burnt 11 Meaza Mulu Home & Property Looted & burnt 12 Fitsum Melaku Home & Property Looted & burnt 13 Tsadiqu Home & Property Looted & burnt 14 Simegn Nishan Home & Property Looted & burnt 15 Meseret Beauty Saloon Looted & burnt 16 Lemlem Suf Shop Looted & burnt 17 Fire Woldeyesus Home & Property Looted & burnt 18 W/o Kelmwa Ale House Looted & burnt 19 Mahder Ketema Home & Property Looted & burnt 20 Ato Desta Shop Looted & burnt 21 Ato Ketema Shop Looted & burnt 22 Mulugeta Belay Home & Property Looted & burnt 23 W/o Tsehay Home & Property Looted & burnt 24 Deacon Haile Home & Property Looted & burnt Yematawork 25 Ato Tassew Home & Property Looted & burnt
37
RECENT GENOCIDAL VIOLENCE IN OROMIA REGION
26 Ato Goitom Home & Property Looted & burnt 27 W/o Nishan Home & Property Looted & burnt 28 Zinabua Gebremikael Home & Property Looted & burnt 29 Ato Yirgalem Chekol Home & Property Looted & burnt 30 Deacon Melaku Butchery Looted & burnt 31 Radiet Cafeteria Looted & burnt 32 Moya Minch Hotel Hotel Building damaged 33 Ethio-Millennium Hotel Building damaged 34 Agage Lodge Lodge Building damaged 35 Biruke Hotel Hotel Building damaged 36 Tiruneh Sime Hotel Hotel Building damaged 37 Megala Hotel Hotel Building damaged 38 Richo Cafe Cafeteria Building damaged 39 Yichalal Migib Bet Restaurant Building damaged 40 Tirunesh Grocery Grocery Building damaged 41 Shamble Siga Bet Butchery Building damaged 42 Kalkidan Desalegn Restaurant Building damaged 43 Mayet Foto Bet Photo Shop Building damaged 44 Gudatota Siga Bet Butchery Building damaged 45 Dani Hotel Hotel Building damaged 46 Voktoriy Siga Bet Butchery Building damaged 47 Solomon Siga Bet Butchery Building damaged 48 Oliada Pharmacy Pharmacy Building damaged 49 Hiwot Printing & Workshop Building damaged Advert 50 Koketi Pharmacy Pharmacy Building damaged 51 Kidane Mihret Restaurant Building damaged 52 Kal Siga Bet Butchery Building damaged 53 Mekonen Grocery Building damaged 54 Dargicho Grocery Building damaged 55 Danna Barbershop Building damaged 56 Teddy Barbershop Building damaged 57 Hararghe International Hotel Building damaged 58 Amen Restaurant Building damaged 59 Yordanos Bedrooms Building damaged 60 Megenagna Butchery Building damaged 61 Demeke Hotel Building damaged 62 Kesis Minda Guta Home Building damaged West Hararghe Region Church Official
38
RECENT GENOCIDAL VIOLENCE IN OROMIA REGION
Annex 10: Summary of Major Damages in Miesso Town
No. Name of Victim Damages Extent of Damage Remark 1 Ato Kassahun Simon Dire Dawa Hotel All property looted and burned down 2 Gash Hailu Home Property vandalized 3 Yonas Manaye Yonas Manaye Hotel Property vandalized, completely destroyed, and owner severely beaten 4 Seblewongel Beshah Shimelis Butchery Completely destroyed 5 Tewodros Nigusu Retail Shop Completely destroyed; His brother Ashenafi Nigusu’s (Dadi) tyre repairs equipment were also burnt together 6 Asnakech Tadesse Shoferoch Hotel Building burnt down 7 Sintayehu Retail Shop Completely looted Catholic 8 Zinash Abebe Retail Shop & Photo Completely looted & Copy Service destroyed 9 Habtamu Tesfaye Barbershop Completely looted 10 Tewodros Shiferaw Teddy Grocery Completely destroyed 11 Zerihun Ketema Force Bajaj Burnt, owner beaten Protestant Gutema 12 Yeshi Bekele Yeshi Hotel All hotel property and bedrooms were vandalized, destroyed 13 Debebe Gizaw Home Property vandalized 14 Alemayehu Alemayehu Grocery Completely destroyed 15 Mesfin Bekle Gemta Household property Destroyed by setting Renter on fire 16 Tiqo Shume Household property Destroyed by setting on fire 17 Beza Kuma Household property Destroyed by setting on fire 18 Ato Aiemro Home Badly damaged by fire 19 Ato Addisu Ayenew Household property Vandalized 20 Alayush Mengesha Home, household Completely destroyed Properties property of other people in the compound were also destroyed 39
RECENT GENOCIDAL VIOLENCE IN OROMIA REGION
Annex 11: Summary of Major Damages in Asebot Town
No Name of Victim Damages Extent of Damages Remarks 1 Ato Yitabarek Nakiye Grocery, Grocery & Butchery Butchery, Home completely destroyed; home looted 2 Ato Anbessa Tsegaye Home, Grinding Home fully destroyed; Mill Mill partially damaged 3 Ato Ambelu Demeke Home Completely destroyed 4 W/o Tsige Adgo Restaurant, Home Partially damaged 5 Ato Tedla Lemma 3 Grinding Mills, All completely Expensive destroyed; he was Machinery, Home murdered 6 Ato Aychilum Agonafir Home Partially damaged; severly beaten 7 Ato Wondwessen Home, Household Partially damaged, Mulatu & Nigist Property vandalized Mulatu 8 Ato Demerew Naqiye, Homes, fences Partially damaged Wileta Bekele, Etenesh, Yefeqadu Enat 9 W/o Sintayehu Amare Home, Grocery Home partly damaged; Grocery fully destroyed 10 Ato Misganaw Muchie Selam Pharmacy Pharamacy looted & fully destroyed 11 Ato Ayalew Demeke Geda Grocery, Both looted & Bedrooms destroyed by fire 12 W/o Roman Qana Home Home set on fire Home set on fire on the night of 7 July 2020 while she was attempting to mediate peace 13 Ato Teshome & Ato Farms Completely destroyed Ayalew
40