የሀጫሉ ግድያ እንደተሰማ የዳያስፖራ ሚዲያ አውታሮች፣ ግድያውን ከግድያው ሳምነት ቀድሞ አርቲስቱ ለኦኤምኤን ጋዜጠኛ ጉዮ ዋሪዮ ከሰጠው  ቃለ ምልልስ ጋር አያያዙት።
When news of Hachalu’s assassination first hit, Oromo diaspora media outlets zeroed in on Hachalu’s fateful interview with OMN host Guyo Wariyo, that aired the week before Halachu was killed.