Jaal Ibrahim Saddiq was born in Giba Ashamboo, Kober District, Begi Zone, in West Oromia. He began his education in his local area and continued his studies until the Derg regime’s widespread arrests disrupted the lives of countless people across Oromia.

Like many regions in Oromia, his homeland suffered profoundly under the Derg’s final, brutal campaigns of violence and mass killings. Facing such oppression, Jaal Ibrahim made the pivotal decision to join the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) in 1986 through the Dirree Dhihaa route. He diligently completed all necessary training and faithfully carried out every duty and mission assigned to him, consistently fulfilling his role with distinction.

Following the adoption of the OLF Charter in 1991, he undertook crucial organizational missions within the country. Later, due to intensified surveillance by the incumbent regime and pressure from the then-powerful Sudanese government on the OLF, he was compelled to seek asylum abroad after the organization’s military and political offices were attacked and closed in 1998.

Jaal Ibrahim found asylum and settled in New Zealand in 1999. Upon his arrival, he rejoined the OLF chapter and actively took on the responsibilities and tasks given by the organization. For many years, he served the OLF in various capacities, including as Secretary of the New Zealand Branch Organizing Committee and later as the elected President of the OLF New Zealand Branch. He also provided steadfast material and moral support for the Oromo people’s struggle.

A father of four, Jaal Ibrahim passed away on December 4, 2025, after a period of illness. May his soul rest in eternal peace. We extend our deepest condolences and prayers for strength to his family, relatives, and all his friends.

A fighter may fall, but the struggle continues!

December 4, 2025

Oromo Liberation Front (OLF), Foreign Affairs Structure

The PP-OPDO system is a predatory regime, an enemy of humanity, a genuine adversary, and a destroyer of the Oromo people. It has trained, armed, and deployed individuals devoid of conscience—people liberated from all morality—to eradicate the Oromo and bury them in their own land.

Victim: Obbo Bulchaa Raggaasaa, father of Jaal Ayyaantuu Bulchaa. He was a 70-year-old elder.

Summary of the Atrocity: Today, on December 5, 2025, in a mass execution, PP government forces killed five people, including the elder Bulchaa, in Maaruu village, Gullisoo district, West Welega zone, Western Oromia. This was a targeted attack on unarmed civilians.

The Massacre:
On this day, December 5, 2025, between approximately 5:00 AM and 11:00 AM local time, PP troops forcibly removed five individuals from neighboring households. They were taken to the #Suchii River and executed en masse at a single site.

The Victims:

1. Bulchaa Raggaasaa Reebuu, 70-year-old elder (Father of Jaal Ayyaantuu), from Maaruu village.
2. Mazgabuu Abshaalee Raggaasaa, 20-year-old youth (Son of Wasiila Ayyaantuu), from Maaruu village.
3. Fiqiruu Yandeessaa (Wasiila Ayyaantuu).
4. Hambaa Raggaasaa, a family head from Kuree village, Ayra district.
5. One additional individual whose name is not yet confirmed.

Background & Context:
Elder Bulchaa had traveled to Finfinnee (Addis Ababa) five months prior for reconciliation talks. He had returned to his home area under a promise of safety.

Today, we have received the horrific account that this respected elder—a man of wisdom and dignity—was taken from his home along with other families and slaughtered like an animal.

The Broader Reality in Oromia:
The overall situation for Oromos across all zones is critically dire and unbearable. The repeated pattern of exterminating entire families, particularly those of activists, has become a grim and recurring phenomenon.

A Call for Justice and Strength:
May the Creator grant eternal peace to those brutally murdered. May He grant patience and resilience to their grieving families and communities.

Obbo Bulchaa Raggaasaa Reebuu, the 70-year-old elder murdered by the PP today. This same regime killed eight members of his family—his spouse, siblings, children, and grandchildren—back in 2019.