Fugitive (wanted)
Credit: Dokumentasi Terbuka / ANTARA / Polsek Beoga
Komandan Operasi Umum TPNPB, wilayah Puncak (Yambi, Gome, Sinak, Ilaga)
Lekagak Telenggen
Commander in the Puncak area, described by security forces and the counter-terrorism agency as one of the most wanted leaders in the central highlands; his group is attributed with the shooting of teachers and the burning of schools in Beoga, Puncak regency (2021).
Personal Dossier & Background
Date & Place of BirthPlace and date of birth: no public data. His age has only been estimated unofficially — “mid-40s” in an Asia Times report (27 April 2021), implying a birth around the mid-1970s; that estimate is not official data.
Tribe & Regional OriginDani people, from Puncak regency, Central Papua; described as a Dani clan leader. Operating area according to the national counter-terrorism agency: Yambi, Gome, Sinak, Ilaga.
Family Background / ParentsCentral Highlands Telenggen clan. Operates alongside field commander Kalenak Murib and Notius Murib @ Kasuari @ Jeki (younger brother of the late Luki Murib). Appointed Lerimayu Enumbi as confidant and Tenggamati Enumbi as Yambi regional commander.
Educational BackgroundNo public data on his schooling. One analyst in Asia Times described him as illiterate — an analyst's attribution, not an official finding.
Latest Legal StatusNever arrested. Listed in the Papua police wanted list No. DPO/43/VIII/2020/Reskrim Mimika (28 August 2020) and on the national counter-terrorism agency's most-wanted list (2021). Still reported active as an operations commander in August 2026.
Verification noteAttribution for the 2021 Beoga events is not singular: the then-Papua police chief named Sabinus Waker (who joined Lekagak Telenggen's group, about 75 people and 30 weapons) as responsible for the shooting. This site follows each source's attribution.
Dossier sourcesAsia Times — profil Lekagak Telenggen (27 Apr 2021) · BNPT — daftar pencarian orang terorisme (2021) · Polda Papua — surat DPO No. DPO/43/VIII/2020/Reskrim Mimika
Photographic Evidence of Crimes & Terror
Charred ruins of state school classrooms in Beoga incinerated by Lekagak Telenggen's faction after shooting dead two teachers.
Credit: ANTARA / Polsek Beoga
Weapons and ammunition seized from the ambush site at teachers' quarters and community posts in Beoga and Sinak.
Credit: Dokumentasi Terbuka Penegakan HukumTrack Record of Crimes & Threats
- Shot and killed two schoolteachers in Beoga (Oktovianus Rayo and Yonatan Randen, April 2021) based on fabricated spy accusations.
- Incineration of multiple school complexes (Elementary, Junior, Senior High 1 Beoga) and teacher quarters.
- Violent attack on Lambera Village, Yugumoak District (June 2025) killing 3 civilians and wounding 4.
- Systematic shootings at Aminggaru Ilaga Airstrip halting vital food airlifts to highland residents.
- Exploits traditional Bakar Batu feasts and customary fine resolution gatherings in interior villages to covertly consolidate troop movements and gather logistics without military insignia.
Documented Losses & Civilian Damage
Fatalities: At least 12 civilians (teachers, farmers, shopkeepers) killed
Displacement: Hundreds of educators and local families evacuated by air out of Beoga and Ilaga
Public Facilities: 6 school and clinic complexes razed to the ground, 11 traditional homes burned