Dekai Papua Is Not Yet Safe, The Papuan Police Again Drops One Brimob Company

Papuan Police Chief Inspector General Mathius Fakhiri/ Photo: Antara

In order to strengthen security in Dekai, the capital of Yahukimo Regency, Papua Province, Mountains, Papua Police added a Brimob company to be assisted. "The addition of troops was carried out to overcome security disturbances caused by the KKB in the area shooting commercial aircraft," said Papua Police Chief Inspector General Mathius Fakhiri as quoted by Antara, Sunday, March 12.

"Indeed, in addition to the shooting of the Boeing 737-500 aircraft, the KKB also shot dead two civilians and a soldier died as well as being shot," said Inspector General Fakhiri. Previously Aviation Security and Safety Manager Trigana Air, Captain Alfred, Saturday night, March 11 confirmed the discontinuation of flight services to Dekai until an undetermined time limit. "It is true that we temporarily stopped flights to Dekai and are currently consolidating internally," said Captain Alfred via text message. Meanwhile, one of the passengers who took the plane revealed, shortly after the take-off, there was a shot sound once.

The sound of gunfire is estimated when the plane is still around the end of the runway and above the river or small river.

Passengers had asked questions but there were no victims in the incident and the plane arrived safely at Sentani airport. "Alhamdulillah, we arrived safely at Sentani," he said without wanting his identity to be revealed.

The plane flew Saturday, March 11, at around 14:06 WIT after taking off from Dekai Airport, Yahukimo Regency, Papua Province, with 66 passengers.