Ride-Hailing Drivers Swarm Cibubur Roads Since Dawn Over Alleged Rp400,000 Holiday Allowance Hoax
DEPOK, KOMPAS.com – Ride-hailing drivers crowded the area in front of the Taman Wiladatika Cibubur gate on Jambore Raya Road, Cibubur, East Jakarta, in the early morning hours on Wednesday (11 March 2026).
The gathering occurred following the circulation of information on social media regarding the distribution of holiday allowance (THR) payments to ride-hailing drivers.
The incident was recorded by residents and uploaded to the Instagram account @cibubur.update. In the video circulating online, several ride-hailing drivers could be seen communicating with a military village liaison officer (Babinsa) at the location. In another video that also went viral on social media, the line of motorcycles from ride-hailing drivers even blocked approximately half of the road.
Cimanggis Police Chief Commissioner Jupriono stated that the ride-hailing drivers were reportedly beginning to arrive from around 05:00 AM to queue for the holiday allowance distribution.
According to Jupriono, the gathering was triggered by information circulating through short messages on social media. The information mentioned that a person named Hajji Popki would distribute holiday allowance payments to ride-hailing drivers around Plaza Cibubur and Taman Wiladatika.
“A hoax has been circulating on social media claiming that Rp400,000 per person would be distributed this morning by H. Popki after dawn prayers,” Jupriono said when contacted by Kompas.com on Wednesday afternoon.
As a result of this information, ride-hailing drivers gathered and crowded Jambore Raya Road extending towards Plaza Cibubur.
However, after waiting until morning, the ride-hailing drivers received confirmation from members of their community that the holiday allowance distribution information was false.
Jupriono explained that the holiday allowance distribution by a retired military officer had actually been carried out several days earlier, on Sunday (8 March 2026).
At that time, the distribution was conducted randomly to ride-hailing drivers passing through the area. The holiday allowance amount distributed then was Rp300,000 and the distribution lasted approximately one hour. Although it caused traffic congestion, traffic flow in the area gradually returned to normal around 07:00 AM.