Abo church massacre

Abo church massacre
Abo church massacre
Part of the Oromo conflict (2021)
Location	Debos Kebele, East Welega Zone, Ethiopia
Date	5 March 2021
Target	Amhara people
Attack type	Mass shooting
Deaths	29
Injured	several
Perpetrators	OLA (Denied) ; Faqadaa Abdiisaa (OLA Claim)

On 5 March 2021, suspected Oromo Liberation Army gunmen attacked the village of killing 29 civilians.

Attack[]

On 5 March 2021, Gunmen believed to be aligned with the OLA attacked the village of Debos Kebele. At Abo church, Civilians had gathered to celebrate Lent. Suspected OLA soldiers then attacked the town and stormed the church where they immediately killed the Church administrator. Oromia fighters Removed about 28 people from the church, they then raped the women. After that they took the group to a forest called Gerji where seven people managed to escape, all remaining 28 people including 21 women and multiple babies were executed.^[1]^[2]

Responsibility[]

Several witnesses claim OLA fighters carried out the massacre. The OLA soon released a statement on the attack claiming that they don't target people based on their ethnicity and that the attack was carried out by an OLA splinter group headed by Faqadaa Abdiisaa.^[3]

References[]

^ "Ethiopia: News - Gunmen Who Storm a Local Church Kill 29 in Horoguduru, Western Oromia". All Africa. 9 March 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
^ "NEWS: MORE THAN 40 CIVILIANS KILLED IN WESTERN OROMIA; REGIONAL GOV'T, OLA REBELS TRADE BLAME". addisstandard. 12 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
^ "Letter: "Our forces are absolutely not responsible" for recent killing in Horo Guduru: OLA Spokesperson". addisstandard. Retrieved 28 August 2021.

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[1] "Ethiopia: News - Gunmen Who Storm a Local Church Kill 29 in Horoguduru, Western Oromia". All Africa. 9 March 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.

[2] "NEWS: MORE THAN 40 CIVILIANS KILLED IN WESTERN OROMIA; REGIONAL GOV'T, OLA REBELS TRADE BLAME". addisstandard. 12 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.

[3] "Letter: "Our forces are absolutely not responsible" for recent killing in Horo Guduru: OLA Spokesperson". addisstandard. Retrieved 28 August 2021.

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