Militia will have presence in seven district in the Metekel zone of the Benishangul Gumuz region of EthiopiaGoogle map of Benishangul Gumuz regionborkenaOctober 21, 2020The Communication Affairs office of the Benishangul Gumuz regional state disclosed on Tuesday that recruitment of over three thousand militia forces is completed. Head of the office, Melese Beyene, said that they will be deployed in all districts of the Metekel Zone of the region to maintain peace, as reported by DW Amharic. The question is whether militia will resolve security challenges that dwarfed the regular law enforcement in the region and a contingent of the Ethiopian Defense Force that was deployed to the region. Government authorities in the Benishangul Gumuz region and some Federal government authorities, on the other hand, tend to project the incidents as “national security challenges” not as ethnic-based attacks. “Complex Problem”“What is the government doing to address the security situation in the Benishangul Gumuz region?” was one of the questions Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed faced when Prime Minister he appeared at the parliament on Monday this week.

Source: Ethiopian News October 21, 2020 06:22 UTC