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Clashes Over Investment Land Expansion in Gamo Zone Result in Fatalities

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Clashes Over Investment Land Expansion in Gamo Zone Result in Fatalities
AI SUMMARY

A conflict over unconsulted investment land expansion in Gamo Zone's Geresse Zuriya Woreda has resulted in multiple fatalities, including security personnel and investment workers.

  • A conflict occurred in Koshale Kebele, Geresse Zuriya Woreda, Gamo Zone, in the South Ethiopia Regional State, due to an investment land expansion dispute.
  • Local residents reported that the dispute arose because an investment firm operating in the area for five to six years was granted a land expansion without consulting local farmers.
  • A local resident stated that the resulting conflict caused 21 deaths.
  • Another resident stated the death toll reached 22, including 12 employees of the investment firm and 10 police and security force members.
  • Residents noted that some security personnel remains are still unrecovered, though relative peace has returned to the area.
  • The Gamo Zone Police Department confirmed that security and militia members lost their lives after coming under fire from illegal groups while deploying to restore order.