The Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) has issued a statement denying any involvement in the recent kidnapping of students from Debark University near Garba Guracha town in Oromia's North Shewa zone.
Addis Abeba — The Oromo Liberation Army has issued a statement denying any involvement in the recent kidnapping of students from Debark University near Garba Guracha town in Oromia's North Shewa zone.
Parents of the abducted students referred to the kidnappers as"Shane," a term used by government officials to describe the armed group OLA,announced that of the 167 students allegedly kidnapped by what officials described as an"extremist and terrorist force," 160 had been released through a"rigorous operation."
Another parent, a farmer, expressed his inability to meet such demands, leaving the fate of his abducted daughter uncertain.
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