Sibolga Warehouse Arrested, Bulog Boss: We Understand The Community In Facing Emergency Situations

President Director of Perum Bulog Ahmad Rizal Ramdhani. (Photo: Doc. Perum Bulog)

The video of the looting at the warehouse of Bulog Sarudik, Sibolga, North Sumatra, has gone viral on social media.

The looting occurred when a major flood disaster hit North Sumatra some time ago.

In a video circulating on social media, it can be seen that the masses stormed Perum Bulog's warehouse and took out food in the form of rice and cooking oil.

Responding to this, the President Director of Perum Bulog Ahmad Rizal Ramdhani said the incident was the result of a major flood disaster in the area which caused an emergency situation which caused pressure on food needs in the community.

Rizal said that Perum Bulog understands that the dynamics that occur in the field are a form of community coercion in the face of difficulties in obtaining food access due to isolated distribution routes for several days.

"We understand that the people of Sibolga and Central Tapanuli are facing an emergency situation due to disasters that cut off food access. Our main focus is to ensure that the community's needs can be met immediately through coordination and appropriate policy steps with the government and all stakeholders," he said in an official statement, Monday, December 1.

In line with these conditions, Rizal said Bulog was coordinating intensively with the Regional Government, National Food Agency, TNI, Polri, and all relevant agencies to ensure that food distribution recovery can be carried out quickly and on target.

"This effort was taken to maintain supply stability and maintain order and environmental security in disaster-affected areas," he said.

In order to handle the emergency situation and fulfill the needs of the community, Perum Bulog has distributed aid through the Bulog Social and Environmental Responsibility Program (TJSL) to the three affected provinces, with a total assistance of 1,500 kg of rice, 300 liters of cooking oil, 160 kg of sugar, 20 boxes of instant noodles, 20 boxes of biscuits, and 1,200 servings of rice boxes.

In addition, until November 30, 2025, Perum Bulog has distributed Regional Government Food Reserve rice (CPPD).

The details are Aceh Province 152,893 kg; North Sumatra Province 72,630 kg; and West Sumatra Province 61,554 kg.

"So that the total CPPD rice that has been distributed to the three provinces has reached more than 287 tons," he said.

In addition, Rizal said that Food Assistance (Bandang) had been distributed in the three provinces. Banpang allocations in October and November will distribute 10 kilograms of rice and 2 liters of cooking oil at each of the allocations for Food Aid Recipients (PBP).

The total distribution of Banpang in the three provinces, namely Aceh, was 10,613,640 kilograms of rice and 2,122,728 liters of cooking oil.

North Sumatra as much as 16,893,920 kilograms of rice and 1,168,928 liters of cooking oil.

Meanwhile, West Sumatra was 6,794,960 kilograms of rice and 1,358,992 liters of cooking oil.

Untuk memperkuat ketersediaan pasokan pangan dalam rangka pemerataan dan percepatan pemulihan distribusi, Perum Bulog menambah stok beras ke wilayah Sibolga sebanyak 1.562 ton dari Jakarta dan Medan.

Lalu, Nias sebanyak 1.650 ton dari Jakarta dan Padang.

Perum Bulog berkomitmen untuk terus menjaga stabilitas pasokan pangan nasional, khususnya di tengah situasi bencana, serta memastikan bahwa setiap langkah yang dilakukan berpedoman pada prinsip kemanusiaan, ketertiban, dan kepentingan masyarakat luas.

To strengthen the availability of food supply in the context of equitable distribution and accelerating distribution recovery, Perum Bulog added 1,562 tons of rice stocks to the Sibolga area from Jakarta and Medan.

Then, Nias as much as 1,650 tons from Jakarta and Padang.

Perum Bulog is committed to continuing to maintain the stability of national food supply, especially in the midst of a disaster situation, and ensuring that every step taken is guided by the principles of humanity, order, and the interests of the wider community.