Women And Children Refuge To Church Burning Affected In Dogiyai Papua, 60 Personnel Deployed To Help Security

Burning by a group of residents against houses and community kiosks in Dogiyai Regency, Sunday night/Via ANTARA)

PAPUA - As many as 60 members of the Nabire Police and the Deiyai Police have strengthened the handling of security in Dogiyai, Papua, following the arson on Sunday, May 22.

Papua Police Director General Kombes Faizal Rahmadani said the assistance was to strengthen personnel in Dogiyai to deal with repeated burnings in the area.

Since last Sunday night, there have been burnings that have scorched around 18 houses, and some of them were even injured.

"There is no complete report regarding how many people were injured because on Tuesday, they only went to Dogiyai," he explained in Jayapura, Antara, Monday, May 25.

The arson by the community group caused about 180 people to flee to the police station, Koramil, and church. The displaced people are mostly women and children, while adult men guard the houses or kiosks they occupy.

"Currently the security forces are conducting security in a number of areas in Dogiyai," he said.

He mentioned the arson that hit three villages in Dogiyai, namely in Ikebo Village, Kimipugi, and Ekimanida Village. This case did not cause any casualties.