ASMARA — Police officers and soldiers under Ethiopia’s Woyanne regime continue to abandon their units and return to their homes, and many are defecting to Eritrea. This week, Ginbot 7 Radio has reported that 1,500 police officers failed to report for duty in the past few weeks. Today, Ethiopian Review’s correspondent in Asamara is reporting that 5 soldiers have recently defected to Eritrea.
The soldiers are complaining that there is no national Ethiopian army. The armed forces in Ethiopia are completely dominated by one minority ethnic group from Tigray, and the army is serving not the national interest of Ethiopia, but the interest of the ruling tribal junta.
The 5 soldiers who have just arrived in Eritrea are Corporal Berhanu Hailu from the Northern Command’s 21st Division, Corporal Tilahun Debula from Northern Command’s 11th Division, Private Bizualem Shiferraw from the Northern Command’s 14th Division, Private Kelila Hassan from the Nothern Command’s 11th Division, and Private Sisay Tesfaye from the Nothern Command’s 14th Division.