Mohammed Jigre Gamadiid, ONLF Korahay Zone Chapter Chairman, and his deputy, Tamam Mohammed Mahmoud, were arrested last night, while ONLF’s Godey Town Chapter Chairman, Mohammed Garaad, and the party’s central committee member, Mohammed Ibrahim Mursal, were served with arrest warrants, Abdiahman Mahdi, ONLF Chairman, told Addis Standard. ONLF had since returned home and is currently a political party registered by the National Election Board of Ethiopia (NEBE). Addis Standard reported that early in September 2020, 7 civilians were killed in Rasso, Afdheer Zone, Somali region. The ONLF chairman responded by saying, “these are the same tactics and claims they used against us and others for two years because they know they can’t win. The ONLF is one of the oldest rebel groups established in 1984 seeking for Somali region’s greater autonomy and self-administration.

Source: Ethiopian News October 21, 2020 08:33 UTC