Inp.polri.go.id - Jayapura. Paniai Sub-regional Police Chief Superintendent Abdus Syukur announced that a resident who was arrested and handed over by military soldiers to the police has been returned to his family.

"Watage Gobay has been released due to insufficient evidence after questioning," he said on Saturday (4/5/2024), as reported by antaranews.com..

Watage Gobay was arrested during a sweep by military units after the Armed Criminal group (KKB) shot patrolling military officers in Bibida village, Paniai regency, Central Papua, on Wednesday.

"Although Watage Gobay was returned since Thursday, he remains under surveillance. If there is new evidence in the future, he will be summoned again," Chief Abdus said, confirming that Gobay has returned to his family.