ONLF ATTACKING INNOCENT GADABUURSII IN JIGJIGA

[The_Emperior5]

26 November, 2007
Jigjiga Officials Accused of Persecuting Somalilanders.

The Somaliland Times
24 November 2007
Issue 305

There has been an increase in reports coming from Jigjiga, the capital of the Ethiopian autonomous Somali region, of government officials ill-treating Somalilanders visiting, working or living in the Somali regional state.

The Awdal region Haatuf newspaper correspondent, Muhammad Sheikh Omar said that there has been a dramatic rise in incidents where Somalilanders in Jigjiga are being targeted by the regional Somali state officials belonging to the Ogaden clan in acts of retribution for the Somaliland government’s arresting of suspected members of the Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF).

Muhammad Sheikh Omar reported that, so far, the brunt of victimization has fallen upon people from the Awdal region of Somaliland, and on the Jibril Yonis, in particular, the sub-clan of Somaliland’s President Rayale (80% of the traditional Jibril Yonis clan territory comes under the jurisdiction of the Jigjiga government and region, whereas only 20% of the ‘Jibril Yonis’ clans reside in Somaliland’s Awdal region).

One Jigjiga trader from the Jibril Yonis who preferred not to reveal his identity said to the Haatuf correspondent, Muhamad Omar: “all my life I have lived in Jigjiga and never been or seen Somaliland. I own two houses in Jigjiga which I bought ten years ago. All of a sudden, I get a court summons from the Jigjiga district court demanding proof of my purchase and ownership of the two houses. I have shown the court all the necessary legal documents. Yet, the court judge, for no reason at all, insisted on seeing at least two of the previous owners who owned the properties before me. He even threatened me at one time and said, ‘bring the men you [Somaliland] handed to the enemy [Ethiopia], otherwise, you will end up where they ended up’. I don’t know why I was issued with a court summons, or who is responsible. The court has confiscated the title deeds to my houses and won’t give them back. I’ve even been to the higher regional court in Jigjiga to appeal against the district court’s wrongful possession of my properties. And this regional court won’t even look into my complaint, unless, I pay the court officials. It’s pretty clear that I am being treated like this because I and Rayale are from the same clan, although, I have nothing to do with Rayale or what is going on in Somaliland.”

In this month alone, Haatuf newspaper correspondents in Wajale, Gabiley and Borama have recorded over twenty odd testimonies from Somalilanders visiting Jigjiga for private/business reasons of being unlawfully arrested, detained or threatened by officials belonging to the Ogaden clan who hold positions in Ethiopia’s Somali regional state. Although they work for the Ethiopian government, these officials from the Ogaden clan are unhappy with the good relations between the Ethiopian government and Somaliland.

Posted by David Barouski at 15:10

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[new-york23]

not onlf but its the ogaden goverment officials 8) calaacalka naga daa,its called eye for an eye

[Luq_Ganane]

Walee taas aa 'arsi' la dhahaa.

[The_Emperior5]

IIDOORKII WAY KA BAQEEN

HUUNO BAY DIILEEN

[new-york23]

[quote="Luq_Ganane"]Walee taas aa 'arsi' la dhahaa. [/quote]

not to mention we still have the 55 habaryoonis men

[new-york23]

[quote="The_Emperior5"]IIDOORKII WAY KA BAQEEN

HUUNO BAY DIILEEN

[/quote]

waxba dirta waqooyi ha ii kale saarin,your the same..plus riyaale baa wax la tusyaa 8)

[new-york23]

[quote="The_Emperior5"]IIDOORKII WAY KA BAQEEN

HUUNO BAY DIILEEN

[/quote]

waxba dirta waqooyi ha ii kale saarin,your the same..plus riyaale baa wax la tusyaa 8)

[Ina Baxar]

Wooow, I didn't know the ONLF had agents working for the Ethiopian governement .
So , what are they really fighting for then ?

[toothless]

Yeap eye 4 an eye Somalilanders and Isaaqs have been doing this to the ogaden citzens in somaliland 4 some time! NO ISAAQ OR SOMALILNADER IS INNOCENT! 8) 8) LET THE GAMES BEGAIN

[The_Emperior5]

[fagash_killer]

ina baxar good q they fools are lost not only ethios are in the list but innocent somalis to and they wonder why they cant be succefull i dont see any difference in between them and the other somali rebelgroups its like the usc is saying we are fighting for somaliweyn will killing mo somalis than foreigners. the supporters of the onlf who say the reason why somalis are beeing target is cuss they work with the goverment just read what the brother say i have nothing to do with what riyaale did lets this be a proof that onlf deserve to be destroyed nor they do care about their own clan nor about somalis nor about anything the pore footsoldiers are beeing told lies yeah who knows abtii the leaders of the onlf could could tigre agents.

[toothless]

fag isaaqs have done worse shit so stop Bitccccchhing double standard itdoor

[fagash_killer]

[quote="toothless"]fag isaaqs have done worse shit so stop Bitccccchhing double standard itdoor[/quote]

and your point is?

[toothless]

My point is its ironic even LUDICROUS how you Isaaqs cry fowl when the ball is in the other guys court and its as if the world has been turned upside down 4 yall pussies..but when yall the ones doing the abuses its Terrorist and what not... Call a spade a spade and quit wailling like a widow thas in moroning. You abuse ours we will abuse urs plain and simple!!!

[new-york23]

idoor have no back bone..when you handed over those young men you opened up 40 threads glowing like young virgins on the brink of sexual freedom.
it was your poet who said "Ogaadeenku waa mowd hadday, niman is maagaane"what did you expect,yes we are targetiing ina riyaales family