Addis Ababa – At least 25 people have been killed in clashes over land between rival tribes in southwestern Ethiopia over the past week, a police spokesperson said on Saturday.
“Some 25 people were killed in clashes that erupted over land in Benishangul, but we expect the number to rise,” said Demsash Hailu.
He said the fighting had stopped after police were deployed in the Oromiya and Benishangul states that lie in the country’s southern region.
In 2006, some 150 people were killed in southern Ethiopia in more than a week of clashes between rival clans over land ownership following a jurisdictional re-alignment.
Source: AFP
9 thoughts on “25 people died in Benishangul region over land dispute”
Its Ironic that woyane is giving Ethiopian land to sudan, while poor Ethiopians are fighting for a piece. This is :simintegnaw Shi”
Here is the fruit of ethnic politics
Is as not only 25. As we got information from reliable sources,until yesterday a total of 400 people were killed and 18,000 displaced. This was orchestrated by Woyane to divert the attention of the people from what is going on in the country, mainly the hunger, the drought, etc…
Woyane as usual armed one group, in this case the Gumuz’s (aka Shanqilla), and advised them to attack the Oromo civilians who were disarmed by OPDO/Weyane fe years ago.
Some people describe it as a Genocide and the TPLF/woyane gov’t is behind this.
For sure the death toll will rise, and some estimate that it could reach at least 1000. Some wounded,who were lucky to survive, are still in the Hospital.
Time will tell, we are almost close to the Ruwandan Genocide.
Why doesn’t Woyane give away the disputed land to Sudan??
/sarcasm
We are very sorry, when you said 26 died, but the truth is 400 Oromo people are died meny hudereds are injures and around 15,000 displased you must no what is going in reallty in East Wellega. The must pay one day Oromo people alleady lost evert thing so no more any fair.
Meles is the source of all evil in Ethiopia. And unless you removed him by force this hell is going on for many years. Sad but thruth.
Eliyas,
Are you sure these two people are “rival tribes”? Please think twice before putting words together and avail them to your readers.
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Gebeyaw,
Elias did not create the piece. He is just reporting you Weyane kiss ass.
I had served as a teacher for 30 years in Wellega since Zemene hailesellase.I am still living a retired in Wellega.I have never seen such kind of bloody clash.This is really a curse which came along tplf gangs.Well,in fact,a lot of people have been killed this couple of weeks in wellega fueled by woyane neftegnas who gives clashnkov to both side of the tribe and watching the evil game.It is really a shame and a pity!!
This drama has been done in many parts of Ethiopia(bedeno,arsi,harar,hirna etc etc etc)
Down with woyane!!