Five Farmers Killed and 200 Livestock Looted in Oromia-South Ethiopia Border Attack
Five farmers were killed and over 200 livestock were looted in a cross-border attack by armed militants in the Oromia-South Ethiopia border region. Local authorities have called for intervention from regional security forces to address the presence of non-state armed groups.
Why it matters
The incident underscores the persistent security instability and ethnic-based violence affecting agricultural communities in parts of Ethiopia.
(Nairobi, Kenya) — Five farmers were killed, two others were injured, and over 200 head of livestock were looted in a cross-border attack by armed militants in the Nedele and Shafule border areas, which connect the South Ethiopia Region’s Burji and Kore zones with the West Guji Zone in Oromia .
Local residents and eyewitnesses reported that the assault occurred while the farmers were engaged in communal agricultural labor (debo) to take advantage of delayed seasonal rains while simultaneously tending to their cattle. Victims included residents from Nedele Kebele in Burji Zone and the Shafule area of Kore Zone, with local reports confirming that brothers were among the deceased. In addition to the cattle rustling, property losses from the raid are estimated at over 1 million Birr.
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