Psychosocial Support for Families of Victims of KRI Nanggala 402 in Nganjuk

NGANJUK (April 26, 2021) - The Ministry of Social Affairs through the "Galih Pakuan" Resident Center Bogor is again providing assistance to the families of the victims of KRI Nanggala 402.

After previously visiting the victim's family in Madiun City, the Team from the "Galih Pakuan" Resident Center visited the location of the victim's family Roni Effendi whose address is Alastuwo Banaran Wetan Bagor, Nganjuk Regency. The team coordinated with the Nganjuk District Social Office regarding the planned visit to provide psychosocial assistance for the victims' families in Nganjuk.

Accompanied by a team from the Nganjuk District Social Office, the team headed to the address of the victim's family. At this address, the team met with the victim's family, namely his sister and grandmother. Meanwhile, the victim's wife and parents are currently in Surabaya to wait for the latest information about the condition of the victim who has yet to be found.

The team met the victim's sister, Agnes Tiarni Putri, who was emotionally close to the victim. "I am very close to Mas Roni, we are 9 years apart in age, from a young age he has liked to take care of me," said Agnes, recalling her time with the victim. Her closeness to the victim made Agnes miss her a lot and she became hysterical several times when she saw a photo of her brother.

Based on information from Agnes, the condition of the victim's wife, Anisa Budi Mulia, is currently still in a bad state, but fortunately, Anisa has received a lot of support from her extended family. The victim has a son named Rayandra Alkalifi who is 5 years old.

The team listened a lot to Agnes' stories about the condition of the victim's wife and children. One of the team members, namely Lukman Fajar Suwardiana, provided psychosocial support to Agnes to be able to strengthen each other between family members, especially giving more attention to the victim's child who was 5 years old. "Agnes can definitely be a support for father, mother, Mba Nisa, and also Rayandra. At this time, maybe Rayandra doesn't really understand the tragedy that befell his father, so be strong for them," said Lukman while giving reinforcements to Agnes.

The team tried to strengthen Agnes so that she would be able to help her parents and sister-in-law to recover from grief. The condition of the victim's child, Rayandra, who had lost a father figure at the age of 5, caught the attention of social worker Yulia Herlina. According to Yulia, the family needs to pay more attention to the victim's child so they can provide the understanding and always support Rayandra's growth and development even though she has lost her father.

The Secretary of the Nganjuk Regency Social Office, Iit Herliana, also conveyed the same thing. "What we can do is be sincere, be steadfast, and of course, we will help Roni's wife and children to always be strong. Rayandra so that he can still be a cheerful child, grow and develop well," said Iit.

Psychological first aid was carried out by the team as a form of initial assistance for Agnes to be able to strengthen herself so that later it could also become a reinforcement for other victims' family members such as the victim's parents, wife, and children.

The team also had the opportunity to visit the residence of the family of the wife of one of the other victims, namely Adi Sonata, whose house turned out to be not far from the location of the victim Roni Effendi's house and still has a family relationship. At this location, the team met the victim's brother-in-law. The team also expressed their condolences for the events that occurred and of course provided reinforcement and support to the families of the victims so that they would always be given fortitude.

On this occasion, the victim's family and the Nganjuk District Social Office thanked the Ministry of Social Affairs for giving their attention and support, because at this time psychological support and reinforcement are what the victim's family needs.