Confirmed reports received from Doolo province reveal 17 elders have been illegally detained and imprisoned.

Local contacts have informed Halgan Media that Ethiopian troops have rounded 17 elders in the town of Wardheer in the middle of the afternoon. The whereabouts and well being of these victims remain unknown at the moment.

The civilian population in Ogaden continues to be terrorized by mass abductions and extrajudicial killings at the hands of Ethiopian military contingents and there associated militia’s.

Halgan Media has received the names of four out of the seventeen victims, which are listed below.

Qaasim Sulub
Sayid Ahmed Jaamac
Sugule Nuur
Aw Siyaad Geele

We will keep you updated with the latest developments and updates from the region.