Police Chase 15 Nabire Prison Prisoners Escape Climbing Walls Using Volleyball Net Ropes

The Nabire Police and Central Papua Police Mobile Brigade (Brimob) came to the Class II B Nabire Prison to provide security after 15 inmates escaped on Monday (29/9/2025). ANTARA/HO-Polres Nabire.

JAKARTA - The Nabire Resort Police (Polres) in Central Papua are still hunting for 15 inmates (prisoners) who escaped from the Class II B Nabire Correctional Institution (Lapas) on Monday, September 29 morning.

Nabire Police Chief AKBP Samuel D Tatiratu said, based on information from the Nabire Prison, the 15 inmates escaped on Monday morning at around 07.30 WIT.

"They fled through the fence at the back of the prison by tying the volley net rope in the iron at the top of the fence and climbing the wall," said Setiratu, who was contacted on Monday, by Antara.

Class II B Nabire prison is located on Jalan Pipit, Kali Harapan Village, Nabire Regency, Central Papua Province.

For this incident, the Nabire Police had examined five guards on duty at the time.

The police are also still recording the identities of the 15 escaped prisoners.

"We are currently recording their identities and while our members are pursuing the hill right behind Nabire Prison and also Kali Harapan," explained Setiratu.

Earlier in early June, as many as 19 inmates also escaped from Nabire Prison, 11 of whom were inmates involved in Papuan separatist cases.