Investigation Result, Shooting Of Marine Post In Kenyam Conducted By KKB Leader Egianus Kogoya From 3 Points

Members of the Mupe Task Force Post who served in Kwareh Bawah, Nduga Regency, Papua were evacuated due to gunshot wounds (Photo Via ANTARA)

PAPUA - The investigation team that was dispatched to Kenyam, Nduga Regency, Papua, reported that the Mupe Task Force Post in Kwareh Bawah was attacked by armed criminal groups (KKB) from three points.

"It is true that the report from the Head of the Investigation Team led by the Head of Intel Korem 172/PWY Col Kav Krisyantyanto revealed that the KKB attacked the Marine Post on March 26, 2022, killing two Marines of the Indonesian Navy from three directions," said Danrem 172/PWY Brigadier General Izak Pangemanan. in Jayapura, Antara, Friday, April 8th.

The attack by KKB Leader Egianus Kogoya at the Muara and Waters Post (Mupe) guarded by Indonesian Navy Marines left two soldiers dead and eight injured.

After receiving an attack, the members retaliate, resulting in a shootout. The Mupe Task Force post is located on the riverbank in Kenyam, while those in charge in that area are Marines Battalion-3 personnel.

When asked about the security conditions in Kenyam and its surroundings, Danrem 172, which oversees nine regencies and cities, admitted that the current security condition in Kenyam is relatively safe. However, members are asked to remain vigilant and not be careless so that if there is an attack they are ready.

Two Marines who died in the attack by KKB, namely First Lieutenant Mar Moh Iqbal and Private Mar Wilson Anderson Here.

The two victims have been buried in their respective hometowns, namely the late First Lieutenant Mar Moh Iqbal in Kendari (Southeast Sulawesi) and Private Mar Wilson Anderson in Kupang (NTT).