At Least 5 Arrested and Under Severe Torture in Eastern Wollega, Ebantuu District (Woreda)
- Statement by Oromo Liberation Front (OLF)
The brutal Wayyaanee regime, who is engaged in intensifying the arrest of Oromo nationalists all over Oromia, has arrested and is severely torturing at least 5 Oromos from Eastern Wollega zone, Ebantuu district (woreda), Qeelloo town and is reportedly beating in prison cells for their alleged relations with OLF, our correspondents reported from Oromia. The arrested individuals are:
- Warquu Tarrafaa (a teacher at Qeelloo Middle School),
- Habtaamuu Baqqalaa (an 11th grade student of Hindee High school),
- Qalbeessaa Dhufeeraa (a 9th grade student of Hindee High school),
- Taarikuu Galataa (a 10th grade student of Hindee High school),
- Zalaalam Abdiisaa (an 11th grade student of Hindee High school),
The above named students and a teacher and many others have been abducted, taken to Hindee police, and are reportedly beaten intensively day and night for an alleged support and relation with the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) units which the cadres of the regime claim are operating in the area.
It is to be recalled that OLF News have been continuously reporting the abduction, arrest, torture, and brutal killings of Oromo nationals by the regime accusing them of having relation with OLF and OLA units, including the recent arrest and torture of rising star Oromo artists, Dirribee Gadaa and Haacaaluu Hundeessaa of September 2009, which have been beaten in Mai’kelawi prison for allegedly “glorifying Oromo fighters”.
- Oromo Liberation Front (OLF)
