"I Hand Over This Weapon To Mr. TNI, I Sincerely Give My Parents' Legacy"

A resident hands over a firearm to the Yonarmed Task Force 3/105 Tarik (Photo: ANTARA)

JAKARTA - There is a story of emotion behind the handover of weapons belonging to residents of Oelbinose Hamlet, Tasinifu Village, North Central Timor Regency, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT).

The man with the initials YT (43) admitted that he was very close to the Yonarmed 3/105 Tarik Task Force assigned to the area. Until, one of the weapons inherited from his parents was handed over to the officers.

"I hand over this weapon to Mr TNI, I sincerely give my parents the legacy because so far Mr TNI has helped me and my family a lot. Consider this as my gratitude to the TNI," said YT during a visit to the TNI post. , Tuesday, February 2.

Satgas Yonarmed 3/105 Tarik has helped the local community a lot. The friendliness of TNI members with the community, YT continued, adds to their closeness and intimacy.

Dansatgas Yonarmed 3/105 Pull Lt. Col. Arm. Laode Irwan Halim said the weapons handed over to YT were of the Springfield type. The citizens' willingness to surrender their weapons cannot be separated from the attitude of the members so far.

"The established good relations between the Yonarmed 3/105 Tarik Task Force and the border community resulted in voluntary submission," he explained.

Laode Irwan Halim said that the handover of possession of firearms was a form of trust from the border community in the TNI Task Force which had been able to provide benefits.

The TNI Task Force always tries to find solutions to every problem in the community. In addition, interact in a friendly manner so that the local community is helped and helped.

According to him, YT knew well about Danpos Oelbinose, Sertu Ahmad Kurnia and his men. Incidentally, they helped a lot and were even considered their own family.

"It was this assistance from our personnel to the family that prompted YT to hand over the firearms he had been keeping," said Laode.

YT is no stranger to all the members of the Oelbinose Post because everyone has come to his house. If you experience problems, YT does not hesitate to ask for help at the post, even in his daily life, Sergeant Ahmad Kurnia used to come to help YT grow crops in the fields.

"At that time YT and his nephew suddenly came to the post with the aim of meeting Danpos Oelbinose in person. After meeting him face to face, YT said he wanted to hand over the firearms he still kept and wanted to give them to Danpos directly," he said.