Ethiopia, Jan. 16 -- About 18 government and private banks have been robbed in west Wollega, Kelem Wollega and Horo Guduru Wollega zones in Oromia regional state, said the regional state's communication affairs bureau.

The Commercial Bank of Ethiopian (CBE), Cooperative Bank of Oromia and Oromia Credit and Saving S.C. (OCSSCO) are among the financial institutions robbed by armed gunmen, the bureau said in a press conference today.

The gunmen also caused damages to private and public properties, including 10 vehicles, as well as blocked roads, thereby affecting the movement of the people, it added.

The public, in partnership with the government, were working to bring perpetrators to justice, it stated.

In a separate development, the bu...