 Then after, he attended the formal schools in Gelemso and Chiro before he joined the Addis Ababa Technical College (well known in its Amharic name ተግባረ ዕድ) for higher education.However, he left his college education uncompleted as he was attracted by the Oromo National Movement (ONM) which was then led by Elemo Kiltu (a.k.a.Hassen Ibrahim) after the latter set his foot in homeland with his fellow men to launch on an armed struggle in the Chercher Highlands.