Abubakar Kogoya (1995/1996 – 4 April 2024), known as Abubakar Tabuni, was an Indonesian Papuan separatist militant and leader of the West Papua National Liberation Army.
Activity
Born in Tembagapura,[1] Tabuni was one of the major figures of the West Papua National Liberation Army, the armed wing of the Free Papua Movement, a separatist organization which is seeking the secession of the territory currently administered by Indonesia as the provinces of Central Papua, Highland Papua, Papua, South Papua, Southwest Papua, and West Papua, serving as one of the group's leaders.
Tabuni took part in three attacks near the Grasberg mine, including a March 2020 attack that killed a New Zealander and wounded six others, a road ambush in October 2017 that left one police officer dead, and another attack in November the same year that wounded a company truck driver.
Tabuni was killed alongside fellow leader Natan Wanimbo by the Indonesian Army on 4 April 2024, during a shootout near the mine.[2] He was 28.[3]
References
- ^ "1 dari 2 Anggota KKB yang Ditembak di Tembagapura Merupakan Komandan Kodap 8 Bernama Abu Bakar Tabuni". VOI (in Indonesian). Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ "Security forces kill 2 Papuan rebel leaders in shootout near jointly owned US-Indonesian gold mine". Associated Press. 7 April 2024.
- ^ "Child killed, another injured as rebels, Indonesian soldiers clash in Papua". Benar News. Retrieved 9 April 2024.