ሀጫሉ ከአንድ ሳምንት በኋላ ሲገደል፣ ብዙ የኦሮሞ ዳያስፖራ ማኅበረሰብ አባላት ወዲያውኑ የዳግማዊ ምኒልክ ፈረስን አስመልክቶ የሰነዘረው ትችት በዐጤያዊቷ ኢትዮጵያ ደጋፊዎች አስገድሎታል ብለው ግምታቸውን አሳለፉ።
When Hachalu was killed one week later, many members of the Oromo diaspora community immediately speculated that Hachalu’s criticism of the Menelik II statue infuriated sympathizers of imperial Ethiopia, which may have led to his murder.