The Federal Peace and Security and Task Force has announced asset freezing measures taken against members and leaders of the terrorist TPLF group over terrorism acts. This action is taken in order to prevent the use of financial facilities for their terrorism mission in a way harmful to the national security.

The finance of 141 suspected individuals over supporting the terrorist Shene group has also been suspended as part of the anti-terrorism measures. Those implicated included former senior government officials and army generals.

The statement further stated that the Joint Task Force, the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) and the federal police commission have detained 14 individuals who were allegedly providing logistics and financial supports to the terrorist groups and attacking the military in disguise of sham uniforms of the Ethiopian National Defense Force.

Let-Gen Fiseha Kidanu (Fiseha Manjus), Maj.-Gen Abebe Teklehaimanot (Jobe), Maj.-Gen Halefom Ejigu (Wodi Ejigu), Maj.-Gen Tesfaye Gidey, Brig-Gen Haileselassie Girmay (Wodi Etenbey), Brig-Gen Migbe Haile, Brig-Gen Teklay Ashebir (Wodi Ashebir), Isayas Woldegiyorgis, Hassen Shifa are also among the members and leaders of the TPLF whose assets have been controlled. These are individuals who have been working with the terrorist TPLF group in a move to create havoc and dismantle the country, had amassed the nation’s wealth in Addis Ababa and other parts of the country disregarding the responsibility bestowed on them to faithfully work for the interest of the nation. They had been collecting up to 9,000 USD every month by renting their buildings and business entities established with the money they had stolen from the nation through their families and agents, the statement added.