Madago Raya Operation Continues To Hunt For The Remaining MIT Poso Members In An Area Of 500 Thousand Hectare

The Madago Raya Task Force conducted a search and hunt for the remaining DPO MIT Poso in the Madago Raya operation area, Sigi Regency, Central Sulawesi. (Photo: Kristina Natalia/Antara)

JAKARTA - According to data from the Central Sulawesi Regional Police, the total area of operation for Madago Raya, which is still hunting for the remaining members of the East Indonesia Mujahidin (MIT) Poso, reaches 5,049 square kilometers or around 504,900 hectares.

Head of the Madago Raya Public Relations Task Force, Police Commissioner Didik Supranoto said the area was divided into four sectors. "Madago Raya's operating area, which is divided into four sectors, has an area of approximately 5,049 square kilometers", said Kombes Didik, Thursday, January 13, as reported by Antara.

The four sectors are divided into the sector I, namely, the Poso Pesisir and Poso Pesisir Selatan areas with an area of 613 square kilometers (61,300 hectares), sector II, namely the Poso Coastal North area of 457 square kilometers (457,000 hectares).

While sector III covers the Parigi Moutong area with an area of 1,381 square kilometers (138,100 hectares), and sector IV covers the area of Sigi Regency to the Napu Valley, Poso Regency with an area of 2,598 square kilometers (259,000 hectares).

"Sector four is the most extensive compared to other sectors", he said.

The field of operation is also still an obstacle for the task force in finding the rest of the Poso MIT terror group.

There are still three members of MIT Poso who are included in the DPO, namely Askar alias Jaid alias Pak Guru, Nae alias Galuh alias Muklas, and Suhardin alias Hasan Pranata. The three DPO MIT Poso DPOs are suspected to be still wandering in the mountains of Poso Regency, Parigi Moutong Regency, and Sigi Regency.

The Madago Raya Task Force also continues to urge the three members of MIT Poso to surrender immediately. Residents should also not assist in any form to groups that act very cruelly beyond humanitarian reasons.

"Residents in the area of operation should stop providing food aid or other forms of assistance because there will be legal consequences if found in the field", he said.

Central Sulawesi Regional Police data, Operation Madago Raya in 2021, involves 1,357 personnel, consisting of 267 TNI personnel and 1,089 police.