This Afternoon The Bodies Of TNI Soldiers Who Died Were Attacked By The Papuan KKB, The Leadership Of Kogoya, Arrived In Southeast Sulawesi

Posthumous Marine Lt. Muhammad Iqbal (ANTARA)

KENDARI - A TNI Soldier Platoon Commander (Danton) of the 3rd Marine Battalion Mupe Task Force Post in Quary Bawah, Kenyam, Nduga Regency, Papua, who was killed by an armed criminal group (KKB), will arrive in Southeast Sulawesi, Monday, March 28 this evening.

The funeral home of the deceased in Anggotoa Village, Wawotobi District, Konawe Regency is currently filled with condolences from family, relatives, and several officials such as Dandim 1417/Kendari, Regent of North Konawe, Danrem 172/PWY, Commander of the Kendari Naval Base, Chief of Naval Staff, Marines 63, and so on.

Coordinator of the Haluoleo Airport Port Health Office (KKP) Work Area, dr. Waode Umi Mazidah said the posthumous body of Danton Lt. Marine Muhammad Iqbal would be flown using Lion Air airline JT3763.

The plane took off at 11.35 WIT from Timika, Papua then transited to Makassar, South Sulawesi. "The body was flown in from Timika, Papua today and transited to Makassar on Lion Air JT3763", he said by telephone in Kendari, Antara, Monday, March 28.

The plane landed in Makassar at 13:35 WITA. It was continued at 2:40 pm to fly to Kendari, Southeast Sulawesi, using Lion Air JT994.

"The plane will arrive at 3:45 pm and land in Kendari (Kendari Haluoleo Airport, in South Konawe Regency)", he explained.

Platoon Commander Lettu Annunta Marine Muhammad Iqbal is a resident of Anggotoa Village, Wawotobi District, Konawe Regency, Southeast Sulawesi.

The victim was attacked by KKB Leader Egianus Kogoya, Saturday, March 26 afternoon using a grenade launcher (GLM).

As a result of the attack, Danton First Lieutenant Posthumously Iqbal died. The proud soldier of Southeast Sulawesi was born in Anggotoa, on November 26, 1994. His last position was Danton Ban Kipan A.

Apart from Marines Posthumous First Lieutenant Muhammad Ikbal, one TNI Praka Posthumous soldier Mar Wilson Anderson from Kupang died as a result of being attacked by the Armed Criminal Group (KKB). Not only that, eight other soldiers suffered gunshot wounds.