Fugitive (Most Wanted)
Credit: Dokumentasi Terbuka / Satgas Damai Cartenz
Panglima Kodap III Ndugama-Darakma
Egianus Kogoya
Leader of the TPNPB armed wing in Nduga responsible for repeated massacres of civilian workers, foreign pilot hostage-taking, and dozens of fatal attacks since 2017.
Personal Dossier & Background
Date & Place of BirthMugi District, Nduga Regency (then part of Jayawijaya Regency), Papua · born 1999. Ages cited by sources: 23 (police, July 2022) and 24 (Tempo, 11 February 2023).
Tribe & Regional OriginDani people, Kogoya clan, Nduga area. (Sources: Wikipedia ID/EN; Tempo, 11 February 2023)
Family Background / ParentsSon of Silas Elimin Kogoya (veteran OPM guerrilla figure of the 1980s). Collaborates closely with Pemne Kogoya (operations commander of Kodap III Nduga, biological son of Daniel Yudas Kogoya who led the 1996 Mapenduma hostage crisis).
Educational BackgroundPrimary school in Mugi District (his teacher is named as Hanna), then moved to Wamena for junior high school in 2011 and did not complete it. Public accounts say he refused to sing Indonesia Raya and to salute the flag. (Sources: Suara.com, 5 November 2019; Jamestown, 6 February 2023; Wikipedia EN)
FamilyTwo names are often linked to him as brothers: Undius Kogoya (said to lead Kodap VIII Soanggama, Intan Jaya) and Ipe Kogoya; both were reported dead in October 2025, and reporting confirms only that Ipe was Undius's younger brother, not Egianus's. Edison Gwijangge (former acting Nduga regent) was described by the group's spokesman as an in-law. None of these links has been confirmed by the authorities.
Position / RoleInstalled as commander of Kodap III Ndugama-Darakma (TPNPB-OPM) on 16 October 2018. The first attack attributed to him: December 2017 (killing of a Trans-Papua road worker in Mugi District).
Latest Legal StatusOn the Papua police list of 16 wanted people after the Susi Air burning (2023). As of October 2026 he has never faced trial, no official police photograph has been released, and no bounty is offered; the widely circulated Rp5 billion figure was money the government prepared, not a demand by the group.
Dossier sourcesTempo — profil Egianus Kogoya (11 Feb 2023) · Jamestown Foundation — Egianus Kogoya, the headline-making leader (6 Feb 2023) · BBC News Indonesia — wawancara Egianus Kogoya (4 Okt 2024) · Museum Kopassus — Operasi Mapenduma 1996 · The Jakarta Post — opini tentang keluarga Kogoya (5 Jul 2023) · Suara.com — Air mata dari Nduga (5 Nov 2019)
Photographic Evidence of Crimes & Terror
Evacuation of civilian workers and traders massacred by Egianus Kogoya's faction in Nduga (16 July 2022).
Credit: Dokumentasi Terbuka / Tim Evakuasi Gabungan
Wreckage of the civilian utility plane incinerated by Egianus during the 594-day hostage crisis of pilot Phillip Mehrtens.
Credit: Dokumentasi Publik
Cache of hundreds of rounds of ammunition and weapons seized from Kodap III Ndugama armed strongholds.
Credit: Satgas Damai CartenzTrack Record of Crimes & Threats
- Massacre of 11 unarmed civilians in Nogolait and Kenyam (16 July 2022), including drivers, traders, and a local religious leader.
- Hostage-taking of civilian Susi Air pilot Phillip Mark Mehrtens for 594 days (Feb 2023 – Sep 2024) and arson of a Pilatus Porter utility plane in Paro.
- Massacre of dozens of civilian bridge construction workers of PT Istaka Karya at Puncak Kabo, Kali Yigi (December 2018).
- At least 65 armed attacks, supply convoy ambushes, and shootings targeting public facilities since 2017.
- Uses civilians, including women and children, as human shields during tactical movements across the Kenyam and Paro jungle routes to deter security force countermeasures.
- Conducts the traditional 'bakar daun' ritual led by spiritual figure Abensili Gwijangge prior to executing attacks and massacres in the Nduga interior.
Documented Losses & Civilian Damage
Fatalities: More than 40 civilians and infrastructure workers killed
Displacement: Hundreds of local indigenous families displaced from Paro, Mapenduma, and Kenyam
Public Facilities: 1 civilian utility plane completely incinerated; Trans-Papua highway construction halted for years