Papua police hunt armed group

Papua police hunt armed group

JAYAPURA, Papua: Papua police Chief Insp. Gen. I Made Mangku
Pastika said Thursday that he had deployed a team of police to
arrest Otis Koridama, the leader of an armed group which was
accused of attacks on residents of Wasior in Manokwari district,
Papua.

An armed group allegedly torched some houses in Ambuni on
Monday, forcing residents to flee to the forest.

Otis is also alleged to have beaten up the Ambuni village head
who was trying to persuade him to hand over three rifles taken
from three policemen killed in an ambush.

Made said the police had summoned him three times but to no
avail. A clash between what was believed to be Otis and the
police occurred on Tuesday when gunmen fired at a speedboat
carrying Manokwari district police chief Adj. Sr. Com. Yohanes
Prapto Wirahadi. --Antara