Sacrifice Of 103 Goats And 21 Cows, North Jakarta Police Distribute Meat In Rendang Form To Isoman Residents Warga

North Jakarta Metro Police Chief Kombes Pol Guruh Arif Darmawan (right) with Head of RW 22 Kelapa Gading Barat Sukri M Ali (left) during the distribution of social assistance packages containing rendang meat. (photo: between)

JAKARTA - On Eid al-Adha 1442 Hijri, Tuesday, July 20, the North Jakarta Metro Police did not want to be left behind. They also made sacrifices by slaughtering sacrificial animals as many as 103 goats and 21 cows.

"A total of 21 cows, then 103 goats," said North Jakarta Metro Police Chief Commissioner Guruh Arif Darmawan when met in the Kelapa Gading area, North Jakarta, Tuesday.

Guruh said that some of the meat had been processed into rendang. Then packaged in 400 packages containing 250 grams to be distributed to residents undergoing self-isolation (isoman) in North Jakarta.

At RW 22 Kelapa Gading Barat Village, Kelapa Gading, at around 11.57 WIB, the North Jakarta Metro Police distributed assistance in the form of 200 packages containing 250 grams of rendang along with rice, side dishes and five kilograms of rice each to a number of residents of Rawa Sengon who undergoing self-isolation at home during the Eid al-Adha celebration.

The reason is that the meat is distributed in the form of rendang so that people can directly eat it so they don't have to bother processing the meat anymore.

"One package of 250 grams, we distribute to the public in ripe form. So we distribute it in a form ready for public consumption," said Guruh.

Also present were Head of Operations Section of North Jakarta Metro Police Adjunct Senior Commissioner of Police Dhany Aryanda and Head of Kelapa Gading Police Sector Adjunct Police Commissioner Rio Mikael L Tobing during the distribution of the aid packages to homes of people in need.

Guruh wants the momentum of the celebration of Eid al-Adha 1442 Hijri to be felt by all North Jakarta residents, especially those who have been confirmed positive for COVID-19 and must undergo self-isolation at home.

For this reason, according to the directions of the Metro Jaya Police Chief, the North Jakarta Metro Police also spent money from the results of the sacrificial piggy bank collected every morning rally for the last three months to buy the sacrificial animals.

"Every morning for the past three months, we have carried out the Sacrificial Piggy Bank. We set aside our sustenance so that we can help others in the current pandemic situation," said Guruh.