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Mass graves uncovered at a school in Raya Kobo



ADDIS ABABA, JANUARY 03, 2022 – In Robit Secondary School, Raya Kobo, Amhara region, 19 graves were uncovered out of which three were mass graves, each containing about 30 bodies, according to the Ministry of Education.

The graves were put there when the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) fighters had occupied Raya Kobo Woreda for over five months and made the school their camping location.

Since their occupation, the TPLF terrorists had looted and destroyed over 129 schools in Raya Kobo alone.

The destruction of schools had followed similar patterns elsewhere in Amhara and Afar which is not just about causing destruction to government property but also ensuring children in these regions will not be able to return to their education in the future.

When it was operational, Robit Secondary School, used to provide education to over 1,800 children.

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