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The Ethiopian military have gunned down army general, Brig. Gen. Asamnew Tsige, who is alleged to have orchestrated the failed coup which claimed four lives including the country's Army Chief, Seare Mekonnen, on Saturday.
Tsige was killed in the outskirts of Bahir Dar, capital of the restive Northern Amhara region during a fierce military crackdown which also saw more than 180 others arrested
Scooper learnt that the Ethiopian Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed, had declared a wholescale manhunt on the General since Saturday after the incident which also cost the Amhara regional Governor, Ambachew Mekonnen, his life.
Seare Mekonnen
Reacting to the coup, Nigeria's President emeritus, Goodluck Jonathan, on Monday said he was saddened by the event, asserting that it was unnecessary as nobody's ambition is worth the life of any citizen.
Via a series of tweet, Jonathan said:
“Nobody’s political ambition is worth the blood of citizens in Ethiopia or any other nation,” Jonathan said.
“I have long said, believed and practised the principle that nobody’s political ambition is worth the blood of any citizen.
Brig. Gen. Asamnew Tsige
“As such, it bleeds my heart when there is unnecessary and avoidable bloodshed as has just happened in Ethiopia. I condemn the attempted coup against the democratically elected government of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed.
“I go further to call on men and women of goodwill around the world to also condemn such anti-democratic actions and show solidarity to the democratically elected constitutional order in Ethiopia.
“Democracy has come to rest in Africa. Constitutionality and the rule of law are what we in Africa need, especially in the cradle of civilisation and the melting point of the African Union.
“Africa hopes for a speedy return to normalcy and I stand ready to lend my voice and actions to make that possible. May God bless Africa and may He be with the government and people of Ethiopia at such a trying time.”
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