03/09/2026
IMMIGRATION IN ADDIS ABABA: WHO IS BEING SERVED, AND WHO IS BEING MISTREATED?
For some time, we have been receiving information concerning the way passport services are being provided at the Immigration office in Addis Ababa, particularly in relation to people from the Somali Region who seek passports urgently due to medical emergencies or other circumstances requiring immediate travel.
It is well known that Immigration offices handle emergency cases, including people who are seriously ill or facing urgent travel situations. However, the information we have received raises serious questions that require proper investigation and clear answers:
Why are people who are not originally from the region, including those crossing the border, allegedly given easier access to services, while people who are originally from the region face particular obstacles and pressure?
The Immigration office in Addis Ababa is an important center for passport services in Ethiopia and employs staff from different ethnic communities across the country. Somali-speaking employees also work there to assist people from the Somali Region with language, communication, and an understanding of their specific circumstances.
The information we are preparing to disclose specifically concerns two individuals, Abdullahi Jaarso and Fadxi, who are reportedly among the Somali employees working there. These two individuals have allegedly become a particular obstacle for members of the Somali Region seeking passport services.
Several people have reported that they went to the office with medical emergencies or other urgent circumstances but were allegedly met with refusals, delays, and treatment they described as inappropriate and unacceptable. Some of these individuals are also reported to have died in Addis Ababa after failing to obtain the passports they needed to travel abroad for medical treatment.
At the same time, it has been alleged that these two individuals provide preferential treatment to people who are not originally from the Somali Region or Ethiopia, including individuals reportedly coming from different parts of neighboring Somalia. According to the information we have received, Abdullahi Jaarso and Fadxi allegedly take substantial amounts of money from such individuals while giving them special attention and assistance in obtaining passport services.
Some of the information we have received is extremely serious. There are reports of incidents and alleged actions involving these two individuals that are deeply disturbing and cannot simply be ignored or remain unaddressed.
We will present the information and reported incidents piece by piece, Allah willing, so that the public can examine the allegations and the evidence behind them.
We will also provide information about people who were brought to Addis Ababa in serious medical conditions with the intention of traveling abroad for treatment, but who were allegedly denied passports and later died there. We will provide the number of people involved, their names, and the areas of the Somali Region from which they came.
Stay tuned for the next part and for developments that may shock you.
SRAJ News
FDRE Immigration and Citizenship Service
FBC (Fana Broadcasting Corporate S.C.)
Office of the Prime Minister-Ethiopia
Abiy Ahmed Ali
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FDRE Ministry of Justice/ የኢ.ፌ.ዲ.ሪ. ፍትሕ ሚኒስቴር
Federal Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission