More state police

Thursday the 31st of August, 2006
Ethiopia: More State Police and Militia defections
Aug 31, 2006 Ogaden Online and Radio Xoriyo reporter in Ogaden confirms the defection of more police officers from the so-called local state administration. The latest one to defect is one Mr. Abdullahi Abdi Sahal who used to be a high-ranking member of local police force.It is reported that the reason given for this defection is that the former police officer could not tolerate the injustices and extra judicial killings being perpetrated by the Tigrey led militia forces throughout Ogaden. There was another man who defected with Mr. Abdullahi whose name has not been released yet.In related news, it is reported five more militia members have defected to ONLF in the town of DHuure. Local sources indicate that the mass defections of both police and militia forces are necessitated by a bubbling mutiny within the Ethiopian forces deployed in Ogaden.Ogaden Online News