“INSPECTOR BAYISA KILLED TEACHER TOMAS GETACHOO AND FED HIM TO HYENAS”

Exclusive Investigative Report

INTRODUCTION: A DEATH THAT COULD NOT BE BURIED

Teacher Tomas Getacho was a man who educated children, served his community, and lived a quiet life in Buraayyu. He was not a soldier. He was not a politician. He was not accused of any crime—at least, not any crime that has ever been presented in a court of law.

Yet, on a fateful day in 2021, he was taken from his home, beaten, shot, and thrown into a river. His body was not returned to his family for proper burial. Instead, according to multiple witnesses and official sources, his remains were devoured by hyenas.

This is the story of Inspector Bayisa—a man who wore a badge, carried a gun, and used both to commit an act of unspeakable brutality.

This is the story of Teacher Tomas Getacho—a man whose only crime may have been being in the wrong place at the wrong time, or knowing something that someone in power wanted buried.

And this is the story of how the truth—buried, denied, and fed to wild animals—has finally been unearthed.

PART ONE: THE VICTIM – WHO WAS TEACHER TOMAS GETACHOO?

Tomas Getacho was a teacher. In rural Ethiopia, particularly in the Oromia region, teachers are more than educators—they are community pillars. They are the people who bring literacy, who advocate for children, who often know the secrets of the villages where they serve.

The exact reason for his targeting remains unclear. What is clear is that someone in power—someone with authority over life and death—decided that Tomas Getacho should not continue living.

PART TWO: THE ACCUSED – INSPECTOR BAYISA

The man named as the principal perpetrator is Inspector Bayisa. According to sources, Bayisa was not acting alone. He was accompanied by another police officer named Nugusee.

Together, these two men—agents of the state, sworn to protect and serve—allegedly became executioners.

The information available suggests that Bayisa and Nugusee were not rogue actors operating in secret. They appear to have acted with the authority of their positions—perhaps even with the knowledge or approval of higher officials.

PART THREE: THE DAY OF THE KILLING – WHAT HAPPENED?

The Date

The incident occurred on February 24, 2021 (Ethiopian Calendar equivalent: 16/08/2013 E.C).

The Location

The events unfolded in Buraayyu, near an area known as Keellaa, and the victims were taken to the Mogor River.

The Victims

Three young men were targeted that day:

The Sequence of Events

According to witness testimony and corroborating sources:

1. Capture: Bayisa, Nugusee, and other police officers rounded up Tomas Getacho, Eebbisaa Taaddasaa, and Taarikuu Milkiyaas from Buraayyu, near the area called Keellaa.
2. Transport to Mogor: The three young men were taken to the Mogor River—a remote location, far from witnesses, far from help.
3. Brutal Beating: At the river, they were beaten severely, until their bodies weakened and their resistance collapsed.
4. Shooting: Tomas Getacho was killed immediately. Taarikuu Milkiyaas was shot six times but, miraculously, did not die.
5. Abandonment: The bodies (or, in Taarikuu’s case, his barely living body) were left at the scene.
6. Survival: Taarikuu Milkiyaas was found the next morning by passersby who took him to a hospital. He survived—a living witness to the atrocity.

PART FOUR: THE FATE OF EEBISAA TAADDASAA – A CASE OF MISTAKEN IDENTITY?

Eebbisaa Taaddasaa was not shot that day. Instead, he was taken alive to Awash Arba prison.

Here, the story takes a dark and bizarre turn.

A Family’s Grief

The family of Eebbisaa Taaddasaa believed their son had died. They had been told—or had assumed—that he was among the killed. In their grief, they traveled to identify a body.

The Wrong Corpse

At the morgue, the family was shown a body that had been partially eaten by hyenas. The remains were so disfigured, so consumed by wild animals, that positive identification was impossible.

Nevertheless, the family was told: This is your son.

They took the body—believing it to be Eebbisaa—and buried it in his homeland: Godina Qeellam Wallaggaa, Aanaa Gawoo Qeebbee, ganda baadiyyaa Leeqaa Golboo.

The Twist: Eebbisaa Was Alive

Months later, Eebbisaa Taaddasaa was released from Awash Arba prison.

He was alive.

The body the family had buried—the body eaten by hyenas—was not Eebbisaa.

Whose Body Was It?

The evidence points to a horrifying conclusion: The body fed to hyenas and then buried by Eebbisaa’s family was actually the body of Teacher Tomas Getacho.

The hyenas had done what the killers could not fully accomplish themselves: they had destroyed the evidence. The body was unrecognizable. And in that confusion, a family grieved for the wrong son while the real victim’s remains were interred under a false name.

PART FIVE: THE FINAL RESTING PLACE OF TOMAS GETACHO

Once the truth began to emerge—once Eebbisaa walked out of prison alive—the mistake could no longer be ignored.

The body buried in Leeqaa Golboo was exhumed. It was not Eebbisaa.

It was Tomas Getacho.

His remains were then moved to his true homeland: Godina Wallagga Lixaa, Aanaa Qilxuu Kaarraa, ganda Akkachee.

There, finally, Teacher Tomas Getacho was laid to rest—not as a stranger, but as a son of that soil.

PART SIX: THE WITNESSES – THOSE WHO LIVED TO TELL THE STORY

This investigation has been corroborated by multiple sources:

The evidence is not based on rumor. It is based on testimony from living witnesses and officials who know what happened.

PART SEVEN: THE PATTERN – STATE-SANCTIONED KILLINGS IN OROMIA

The killing of Tomas Getacho is not an isolated incident. It fits a broader pattern documented across Oromia:

This is not justice. This is not policing. This is death squad activity carried out by those sworn to uphold the law.

PART EIGHT: THE QUESTIONS THAT REMAIN

Despite the evidence, despite the witnesses, despite the exhumation and reburial—many questions remain unanswered.

1. Why Was Tomas Getacho Killed?

What did he do? What did he know? Who gave the order?

The information available does not specify a motive. Was he targeted for his political beliefs? For his role as a teacher? For protecting students? For refusing to cooperate with security forces?

These questions demand answers.

2. Who Ordered the Killing?

Inspector Bayisa and Nugusee may have pulled the triggers. But who gave the order? Who authorized the operation? Who covered it up?

Without accountability at higher levels, arresting Bayisa alone would be treating a symptom, not the disease.

3. What Happened to Inspector Bayisa?

Has he been arrested? Is he still serving as a police officer? Has he been promoted? Disciplined? Protected?

The public has a right to know.

4. What Compensation Has Been Given to the Families?

Tomas Getacho’s family buried the wrong body. They grieved for months—perhaps years—believing their son was someone else’s child. They have suffered unimaginable trauma.

Has the state offered anything? An apology? Financial compensation? Justice?

5. How Many Others Have Suffered the Same Fate?

If hyenas ate Tomas Getacho’s body, how many other victims have been disposed of in the same way—consumed by animals, their remains never identified, their families never knowing the truth?

PART NINE: A CALL FOR JUSTICE

The evidence in the case of Teacher Tomas Getacho is clear:

• He was extrajudicially killed by state security officers
• His body was fed to wild animals in an attempt to destroy evidence
• His remains were misidentified and buried under another name
• Survivors exist who can testify to these events

What Must Happen Now

PART TEN: A MESSAGE TO THE FAMILY OF TOMAS GETACHOO

To the wife, the children, the parents, the siblings, the students, and the community of Teacher Tomas Getacho:

You have suffered what no family should ever suffer. You buried a body you were told was your son—only to discover it was someone else’s child. You grieved for the wrong person. You waited for answers that did not come.

Your pain is seen. Your loss is acknowledged.

The world may not know Tomas’s name. But those who read this report will know it. And those who value justice will demand accountability.

“Maatiifi firoottan barsiisaa Toomaasiif jajjabina hawwaa, waaqni gumaa isaa haa baasu.”
“To the family and relatives of Teacher Tomas, we wish strength. May God bring forth his blood price.”

CONCLUSION: THE TRUTH WILL NOT BE EATEN

They tried to erase Tomas Getacho. They shot him. They threw his body to hyenas. They let wild animals consume the evidence. They buried his remains under another name.

They thought the truth would die with him.

But Taarikuu Milkiyaas survived six bullets. Eebbisaa Taaddasaa walked out of prison alive. Witnesses spoke. Officials confirmed. And now, this report exists.

The hyenas may have eaten Tomas’s flesh. But they could not eat the truth.

The truth is this: Inspector Bayisa killed Teacher Tomas Getacho. He fed him to hyenas. And he must be held accountable.

The cry of Tomas’s blood rises from the soil of Mogor River, from the stomachs of hyenas, from the grave in Akkachee.

And that cry will not be silenced.

May Teacher Tomas Getacho rest in peace.
May his family find justice.
May God bring forth his blood price.

Waaqni gumaa isaa haa baasu.

© 2026 – An Investigative Report on the Extrajudicial Killing of Teacher Tomas Getacho

This article is based on testimony from survivors, police sources, and judicial officials. The names of certain sources have been withheld for their protection. Further investigation is ongoing.