ADDIS ABABA, DECEMBER 14, 2021 — Two orphans, in Gode, Somali region, narrate family loss and horror as fathers killed in cold blood by army commanders of the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) during the time they held power.
Engineer Ahmed Mirad Leyli
Now Mayor of Gode town: his father, a respected community elder and leader Ugas Mirad Leyli, was killed by TPLF forces in Gode town. What made this killing stand out from the thousands of others that TPLF were committing in the region was the fact that at the time of the execution, the President the region was Ugas Abdirahman Ugas Muhumed Qani. Mirad was the uncle of the President, but the President’s plea was brushed aside by lowly TPLF army commanders. It was a criminal contempt which from the very outset showed every somali what the TPLF stands for and how disrespectful it was for those it conquered and colonized.
Abdullahi Mukhtar Adan
Now the Speaker of Gode City Administration: his father, Mukhtar Adan Geeddan, who was the Mayor of Gode town, was killed in front of his children by TPLF. His crime was that he disagreed with the TPLF commanders in the town on how they were treating his people. Message of this killing to the natives: nominal titles can’t save you from our wanton laws.
"This is just the tip of the iceberg. Thousands of similar stories abound in the region", said Mustafa Omer, President of the Somali National Regional State, as he shared these stories on his facebook page.
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