Located in Oromia. According to reports, the district governor of Sedene’s Sodo district ,Bekele Kacha was discovered dead two days after being abducted from his house in the south/west Shewa Zone.
They were killed and their bodies were found on Tuesday after being taken from their home last Saturday, according to a statement from the South West Showa Zone Government Communications Office to BBC Afan Oromo.
The district held the local militant group, the Oromo Liberation Army, accountable for the murder; the group has not yet released a statement.
He was kidnapped by armed men who, according to sources close to the investigation, wanted 10 million birr in return for his release.
More investigation is required, according to the district communication office, but when the militants called a number of people on the district administrator’s phone, they demanded up to 10 million birr.
Armed individuals are kidnapping people in South West Showa District and demanding between 200,000 and 500,000 birr in ransom; information gathered from the area reveals that torture and murder have previously taken place.