Ethiopia: One of TPLF Leaders Arrested in Refugee Camp

On Saturday, the Ethiopian authorities announced the arrest of one of Tigrayan People's Liberation Front (TPLF)'s leaders in a refugee camp, according to Sputnik News agency.

In press statements to Ethiopia's news agency, Head of the 7th Mechanized Division of the Northern Command Colonel Emmanuel Bellett said, "TPLF security chief was arrested in Bakir city, hiding in a refugee camp in Shire town."

"The criminal has committed countless murders and intimidation in the cities of Bakir, Qafta, and Humayrah," he added. " The army is pursuing all these militias to bring them to justice."

It is worth mentioning that, the Ethiopian government has offered Friday a reward of 10 million Ethiopian Birr ($260,000) to anyone who provides information about the fleeing Tigrayan Liberation Front leaders.

The government task force on the Tigray crisis said on “Twitter” that the reward will be given to anyone who provides assistance to arrest the leaders of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), according to Reuters.

Tigray leaders are believed to be hiding in the mountains surrounding the capital of Tigray Province, since the federal army took control of the city on November 28, and said they would continue to fight against Ethiopian government forces.

Reuters was unable to reach Tigray’s leaders to request comment.