The Story Of Nelson, A Survivor Of The KKB Massacre That Killed 8 PTT Employees In Beoga Papua

DOK Papua Police/Victim safely evacuated by Cartenz Peace Operations Task Force

TIMIKA - The evacuation team from the Cartenz Peace Operations Law Enforcement Task Force found Nelson Sarina, a survivor of an armed criminal group (KKB) attack in Beoga District, Puncak Regency, in a state of shock or trauma.

Nelson Sarira, an employee of the Palapa Timur Telematika (PTT) company who survived the attack by the Armed Criminal Group in Jenggeran Village, Beoga District, Puncak Regency, Papua, was evacuated to Timika but was in a quite shaken (traumatic) condition considering the incident.

The traumatic condition after the attack was conveyed by the Head of Cartenz 2022 Peace Operations Kombes Muhammad Firman during a press conference at the Mimika Police Headquarters, Saturday, March 5.

"Currently, the victim is in a traumatized state. This is natural considering that he has been afraid of being alone in the location waiting for rescue by the evacuation team for three days," said Kombes Firman, quoted by Antara.

To two personnel of the Cartenz Peace Operations Law Enforcement Task Force who picked him up at Camp Tower B3, Jenggeran Village, West Beoga District using a Komala Indonesia AS 350 B3E/PK-KIE helicopter, Saturday morning, Nelson said that on Wednesday (2/3) early morning around At 03.00 WIT, the PTT employee camp was visited by about 10 KKB members.

Armed gangs carrying a number of sharp tools such as machetes, axes, and even carrying several firearms went straight to the PTT employee camp to carry out massacres of employees who were still fast asleep.

"The perpetrators immediately entered the camp and carried out the massacre. At that time the victim had fled so that he could survive," said Kombes Firman.

From his hiding place, Nelson also heard gunshots at the PTT camp.

Nelson only dared to return to the camp after making sure the situation was completely safe.

"After no longer hearing the voices of the perpetrators, the victim returned to the camp and saw that all of her friends were already dead," said Kombes Firman.

There are also the identities of eight PTT employees who are confirmed to have died as a result of the KKB massacre, namely Bona Simanulang, Renal Pastia Tagasye, Bili Galdi Balion, Jamaludin, Sharil Nurdiansyah, Eko Septiansyah, Bebei Tabuni and Ibo.

Nelson Sarira's whereabouts were known from PTT's CCTV which said that all of his colleagues who were repairing the Based Transciever System (BTS) facility in Jenggeran Village, West Beoga District, Puncak Regency had died as a result of the KKB massacre, and only he survived the incident. that.

Seeing this fact, the Papuan Police Chief Inspector General Mathius D Fakhiri as the person in charge of the Cartenz Peace Operations then ordered his staff to immediately take steps to save the survivors.

On Saturday morning at 08.00 WIT it was monitored through PTT CCTV the whereabouts of the victim on behalf of Nelson Sarira was still at the scene asking for help.

Then at 09.00 WIT the team consolidated to immediately evacuate victims to Timika using the Penerbad Bell Helicopter 412EP/HA-5177 (Aircover) which carried five Penerbad personnel plus one member of the Task Force for Gakkum Ops Damai Cartenz.

Then the Komala Indonesia AS 350 B3E/PK-KIE helicopter as an evacuation helicopter carried two personnel of the Task Force for Gakkum Ops Damai Cartenz at around 09.28 WIT flew from Timika's Mozes Kilangin Airport to the evacuation location in Kampung Jenggeran, West Beoga District, Puncak Regency.

The evacuation team arrived at the scene at 10.47 WIT and immediately took Nelson Murib to the helicopter and then headed to Timika's Mozes Kilangin Airport.

At around 10.45 WIT the helicopter carrying the evacuation team with Nelson landed at Timika Airport, then the victim was taken to the Mimika Police Headquarters for medical treatment by the Mimika District Health Office.