Metro Police Chief Inspector General Fadil Predicts 70 Million Indonesians Homecoming Through Jakarta

"So 18 million Jakarta residents will go home," he said.

JAKARTA - Metro Jaya Police Chief Inspector General Fadil Imran predicts 70 million Indonesians will go home during Eid. They will cross Jakarta when they return to their hometown.

"It is estimated that there are around 70 million people who will go home this year. And he will definitely pass through Jakarta and there are definitely many Jakartans," said Inspector General Fadil to reporters, Thursday, March 31.

Of the tens of millions who will go home, it is predicted that 18 million Jakarta residents will be among them. They will take land, sea, or air routes using private or public vehicles.

"So 18 million Jakarta residents will go home," he said.

Because of that, this two-star general asked all his staff to be prepared to face the high mobility of society. Improvements in services must also be carried out so that the community feels comfortable.

"I ask that from the Bekasi city border to Karawang they can actually carry out humanitarian operations in the form of services so that the homecoming flow can run smoothly and healthy in the COVID-19 pandemic situation by adjusting what is the government's policy," said Fadil. staff to use new concepts in security during Ramadan.

"No one uses the usual approaches. I want a different concept from before," said Fadil.

If later his staff at the Resort Police level only used the same scheme the previous year, Fadil meant that his subordinates were not working well. Thus, new innovations must be made in the security scheme.

"If it's the same as in previous years. It means that you guys are not working," said Fadil.