(OLF News, October 3, 2009): OLF News correspondents reported from Finfinnee (Addis Ababa) that two young Oromo rising stars whose songs have been extremely popular among the Oromo population, male artist Haacaaluu Hundasaa and female artist Dirribee Gadaa, have been abducted by the Tigrean led Ethiopian government armed personnel on September 15, 2009 and reportedly taken to the notorious so called Ma’ikelawi prison and are under severe torture for allegedly “glorifying Oromo fighters by singing”.
The two artists have been increasingly popular by their songs which praises Oromo heroes who gave their lives for the just cause of the Oromo people. Artist Dirribee Gadaa is a member of a music band, known as “Band of Oromo Heroes”, recently formed in Eastern Shoa zone of Oromia. The video clip of one of her extremely loved songs have been released and is currently available on YouTube and several other Oromo websites.
In a related news, an Oromo university student Taayyee Danda’aa, whose arrest have been reported by OLF News two weeks ago, is reportedly severely tortured in Ma’ikelawi prison for more than 15 days and currently disappeared. The report added that it is not known at this moment if student Taayyee is dead or alive. It is to be recalled that OLF News has reported arrests of several Oromos from Finfinnee and Oromia in recent weeks.
Stay tuned with OLF News for detailed news of arrests of Oromo nationals.
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