Assefa Abiyo Explained

Native Name:አሰፋ አቢዮ
Office1:Commissioner General of the Ethiopian Federal Police
Term Start1:2012
Term End1:19 April 2018
Predecessor1:Workneh Gebeyehu
Successor1:Yared Zerihun
President1:Mulatu Teshome
Primeminister1:Hailemariam Desalegn
Abiy Ahmed

Assefa Abiyo (Amharic: አሰፋ አቢዮ) is an Ethiopian politician who was the commissioner general of the Ethiopian Federal Police (EFP) from 2012 to 2018.[1] [2]

Tenure

In May 2017, Assefa stated that Ethiopia and Sudan signed agreement to strengthen their law enforcement peace and security.[3] In March 2018, Assefa announced the EFP has tackled illegal arms trafficking during state of emergency following nationwide protests.

References

  1. Web site: 2013-08-04 . Genocide: 11 Ethiopian Muslims mowed down in the Totolamo village blood bath. . 2024-11-14 . zehabesha.com . en-US.
  2. Web site: 2018-03-17 . የሕገወጥ መሳሪያዎች ዝውውር በስፋት መታየቱ ተገለጸ - ሪፖርተር - Ethiopian Reporter - #1 Best And Reliable News Source In Ethiopia . 2024-11-14 . www.ethiopianreporter.com . en-US.
  3. Web site: SudanTribune . 2017-05-08 . Ethiopia and Sudanese police sign cooperation accord . 2024-11-14 . Sudan Tribune . en-US.