DEKAI, YAHUKIMO – The joint team of the Task Force Operation Peace Cartenz together with the Yahukimo Police secured a man with the initials NB, who based on the results of the investigation is suspected to be one of the Armed Criminal Group (KKB) troops of the Yamue Battalion, Kodap XVI Yahukimo led by Kopi Tua Heluka.
NB was secured on Tuesday, (9/22/2026), around 16.25 WIT, in the Ruko Block A and B area, Dekai District, Yahukimo Regency. The security is a follow-up from the investigation process into a number of shooting cases that occurred in the Yahukimo area.
Head of Public Relations Operation Peace Cartenz-2026 Chief Commissioner of Police Yusuf Sutejo, S.I.K., M.T., said NB was secured based on the results of the investigation and investigation related to a number of alleged shootings that occurred in Yahukimo Regency. After being arrested, NB was then taken to the Yahukimo Police Station to undergo further examination.
“On Tuesday, September 22, 2026, the Task Force Operation Peace Cartenz together with the Yahukimo Police has secured a man with the initials NB. The person concerned was arrested based on the results of the investigation and investigation related to the alleged shooting that occurred in the Yahukimo area. When secured, officers also found several 5.56 mm caliber ammunition,” said Chief Commissioner of Police Yusuf Sutejo when giving information to the media on Wednesday, (9/23/2026).
The security is a follow-up of the investigation process into a number of shooting cases that occurred in the Yahukimo area, as recorded in the Police Report Number LP/B/24/IV/2026/SPKT/Polres Yahukimo/Papua Police dated April 27, 2026.
Based on the results of the temporary investigation, NB is suspected of being involved in two shootings that occurred on April 27, 2026 in the Dekai District, Yahukimo Regency.
The first action was in the form of shooting a white Grand Max van on the Kurima Street Bridge, precisely on the Kali Biru Bridge, which resulted in the victim, a BPKAD consultant civil servant with the initials RK, died with a gunshot wound on the left side of the neck.
Meanwhile, the second action was in the form of a shooting of a silver Toyota Fortuner four-wheeled vehicle that occurred around the Kali Biru Bridge, Kurima Street, Dekai District.
The Head of Public Relations said, based on the results of the investigation and the evidence obtained, investigators are still investigating the role of NB in the two cases and the possibility of his involvement in other shooting cases in the Yahukimo area.
“Based on the evidence and the results of the investigation obtained, NB is suspected of being involved in the shooting incident on Kurima Street, precisely on the Kali Biru Bridge, which caused the victim of RK, an ASN and consultant of BPKAD Yahukimo Regency, to suffer a gunshot wound to the neck until he died. However, the process of examination and deepening of the person concerned is still ongoing,” he explained.
When secured, joint personnel also found three 5.56 mm caliber ammunition inside NB’s noken. The findings were then secured for further investigation and examination.
NB was then taken to the Yahukimo Police Station to undergo an examination and deepening by investigators regarding his alleged involvement in the two shooting cases. Investigators are also still investigating the relationship between the three pieces of 5.56 mm caliber ammunition that were found during security with the shooting case that is being handled.
Head of Public Relations of Peace Ops Cartenz-2026 also added, NB is currently still undergoing examination at the Yahukimo Police. Investigators will delve into the role of the person concerned, the evidence found, and the possibility of its connection with other cases based on the facts and evidence obtained.
“The Task Force Operation Peace Cartenz in acting and acting based on the law enforcement process, starting from investigation, investigation to the issuance of a Wanted List or DPO against someone in accordance with the provisions of the law,” he added.
According to him, the law enforcement process is carried out in a measurable manner and directed to parties who are suspected of being involved in criminal acts based on the legal process.
“What we pursue and we hunt are people who are indeed based on the legal process suspected of being involved in a criminal act. We do this so that law enforcement is on target and avoid the fall of victims from civil society who do not know anything and are not involved in criminal acts,” he said.
Head of Operation Peace Cartenz, Inspector General of Police. Faizal Ramadhani, S.Sos., S.I.K., M.H., emphasized that the handling of the case was carried out through the law enforcement process based on the results of the investigation and the evidence found.
“Every alleged criminal act that causes victims or threatens the safety of the community will be followed up through legal proceedings. Currently, the examination process of the person concerned is still ongoing and the investigator will work based on the facts and the evidence obtained,” said Head of Operation Peace Cartenz-2026.
Meanwhile, Deputy Head of Peace Operations Cartenz-2026, Chief Commissioner of Police Adarma Sinaga, S.I.K., M.Hum., urged the public to remain calm and not easily affected by unverified information.
“We invite all the community to work together to keep the kamtibmas situation safe and conducive. If the public has information related to incidents or activities that can interfere with security, we hope that the information can be conveyed to the police to be followed up in accordance with the law,” said Deputy Head of Operation Peace Cartenz-2026.
Until now, NB is still at the Yahukimo Police Station to undergo further examination in order to investigate his alleged involvement in two shootings on April 27, 2026 and the possibility of its involvement with other cases.
The Task Force Operation Peace Cartenz together with the Yahukimo Police urged the public to remain calm, maintain the kamtibmas situation, and convey information related to security disturbances to the police and not take action on their own.
