ENVIRONMENT Watu Buncul, in Boyolangu Subdistrict, Giri . District, Banyuwangi is beautiful. In the midst of the crush of residential development, the village still retains its original natural potential. The flow of water in the river looks clear. The rice paddies as far as the eye can see are quite capable of cooling.
In the midst of the natural beauty it has, this area holds a dark story in years 1987. Exactly in mid April 30 last year. The bloody tragedy that was quite horrendous for the people of Banyuwangi started from this place.
Dozens of people became victims of stabbing, Dozens of them had to die. A phenomenal figure at that time was focused on the figure of a village youth who later became famous throughout Banyuwangi. Widjo's name is.
His age at that time was still around 35 year. This man's action, make thousands of residents scattered in the village of Bysari (Glagah District), Kemiren Village (Glagah District), Boyolangu village (Giri . District), to the village of Kelir (Kalipuro District) covered with intense fear.
“Many don't like to eat and are calm at that time,” remembers Sutedjo, uncle Wirdjo. Sutedjo, 65, who lives not far from Wirdjo's residence, was an eye witness to the bloody incident.
His age at that time was not far from his nephew. Through his speech, The puzzle pieces that were scattered in the history of the bloody case are starting to be revealed. Wirdjo himself is a young man from Watu Buncul village.
He is the fourth of seven children from the marriage of Soenar and Mak Jas .. Even though a country boy, Wirdjo had an elementary school education as a child.
In his village, he is known as a tough figure, temperamental, and sometimes often behave eccentric. Wirdjo's hard and temperamental attitude can be seen clearly when he is with his wife.
He doesn't hesitate to bleed, when someone looks at his wife. Wirdjo's short wick, which explodes easily too, which was apparently understood by his wife. While walking with her husband, he can only look down and walk behind Wirdjo without saying much.
“It's okay to see his wife, he can be angry. His wife also knows, That's why he doesn't dare to walk beside her. He usually walks behind her,” beber Give me, Sutedjo's wife. Wirdjo has also been part of the success of PT Kertas Basuki Rahmat. He works there as a forklift driver.
He's been working in a paper mill for a long time. However, his career in the factory had to end with the dismissal of the company's management. His act of crashing the forklift into the wall, got him laid off from his job at the factory.
Since then, he then switched professions as a farmer. His brother's large enough rice field is a reference for the continuation of his family's economy. Wirdjo's eccentric attitude apparently doesn't only happen at work.
Sutedjo still remembers Wirdjo's behavior during his life, which he judged to be unlike most youths. His nephew once surprised him, when making sour salad from two papayas. The salad he made was in an unnatural size which was one bucket.
What makes Sutedjo shake his head is the chili mixture that Wirdjo uses for the sour salad. He makes rujak kecur with two Kilograms of chili. “He got high because he finished half of it. I'm just nagging, His stomach can burn because of that chili,” he said.
Seeing his nephew sneeze, Sutedjo had asked Wirdjo's wife to, separate, to buy ice. Again, Wirdjo shows an odd attitude. The spicy taste he felt was neutralized by using 50 scrambled eggs.
Sutedjo was again shaken in amazement. Wirdjo's eccentric story continues. This time, he slaughtered the cow he used to plow the fields. The reason is simple, the cow used is not agile and not strong enough to be used. He then fed the cattle with luwuk.
“The cow finally got high and was fed by a luwuk snake. The snake itself is poisonous. When the cow died from the effects of being fed by the snake, just cut the cow with him,” he said. Not enough, Wirdjo is also known as an accomplished coconut tree climber. But the way is beyond the average person.
Time to pick coconuts, Wirdjo brought his mattress to the bottom of the tree. When you're on top, the coconut fruit was then dropped right on the mattress he was carrying. Sutedjo and his wife, Darmi was surprised when Wirdjo carried the mattress from his room.
Even though it's not fair, the reason is quite reasonable. If the coconut breaks, it won't be sold in the market. The mattress serves to minimize the impact of the coconut with the ground. The coconut that fell on the mattress was intact, and then eligible for sale.
In addition to often acting eccentric, Wirdjo is also known for his extraordinary appetite. Still remember in Sutedjo's mind, how does his nephew cook rice from five kilograms (5 Kg) rice.
With one bottle of cooking oil, he then cooks fried rice from the results of cooking rice 5 that kg. Wonderful, Even that mountain of fried rice was eaten by Wirdjo. Even though in the end, eating too much makes Wirdjo unable to walk because he is full.
"I said I have to soak in river water so that the fullness disappears,” he said. Even, in an opportunity, This explosive appetite almost made the owner of the stall around Perliman (junction five) At that time I was afraid that the rice would not pay off.
Wirdjo who ate with his uncle was able to finish up to five packs of rice in a short time. Even one plate of grandma's food (Cooked frozen beef blood) also likes. It tastes etnpuk, apparently also invites his appetite. Even Sutedjo could only stroke his chest at that time, while watching Wirdjo's eating process.
"He's a tough person but there's something odd about him. I remember laughing until now,” remember. Meanwhile, The tool Wrdjo used to cut down dozens of people in various villages on that fateful day was not a sickle.
Osing Tribe Society, especially in Watu Buncul Village, the weapon is said to be jombret. Its shape resembles a machete. The difference is this tool is thinner and elongated. At the end there is a slightly curved part. Among farmers, jombret is often used to cut grass.
This is the tool that Wirdjo uses when he goes crazy and injures dozens of people for years 1987 ago. Sutedjo only remembers that the incident involving his nephew happened around April 1987. The exact date he forgot. However, the clue to the bloody incident was later found in Witdjo's grave which is located in the family grave. On the tombstone, the date of Wirdjo's death is written on 16 April 1987.
“For sure before that date. Because after being found hanged himself, he was put in the hospital morgue (Blambangan Hospital) for yesterday,” beber Sutedjo. Late Sutedj o's statement, The cause of Wirdjo's vomiting began to be revealed.
The signal for a bloody tragedy to come when Wirdjo sharpened his jornbret. Many people, including Sutedjo who asked what was the reason for Wirdjo sharpening his lawn mower, the answer that came out of Wirdjo's mouth was quite short.
Wirdjo admitted that he sharpened the jombret as an effort to protect himself. The new tool will be used, when someone bothers him. “Two days before the incident, he sharpens jombret at home,said Sutedjo.
And, The emergence of the bloody incident began with Wirdjo's anger towards his wife. Darmi tells, At that time Wirdjo's wife was hoeing in the fields. Wirdjo then came by leading the cow.
At that time, Wirdjo asked his wife to move so as not to get hit by the cattle he was carrying. But the wife's answer to the request made her husband vomit. “his wife said she wouldn't be hit. There's still room,” remember Darmi.
Wirdjo was furious too. A sprint stick used to hit a cow, it was directed at his wife. The beatings apparently made the woman immediately run away to her parents' house in Kemiren Village, Glagah District.
Seeing his wife gone, Wirdjo immediately looked for his wife to his house. Because I can't find you at home, he then walked towards his father-in-law's house. Over there, he rages and looks for his wife, “Wirdjo was angry there because he was looking for his wife. Hansip until you don't dare to calm down,” said Sutedjo.
He then went home. With this jombret capital, Wirdjo started the horror story with his sadistic actions at that time. He's not picky about victims. Even, some of the victims are still their own relatives. He runs the action coldly.
"There is an old woman who often delivers Wirdjo's food while in the fields". Called to his house immediately hacked,” he said. By walking, Wirdjo is able to hurt 37 people in the village he passed. Of the dozens of victims, 17 one of them has to die.
After traveling for a day looking for victims, In the afternoon, Wirdjo was seen near a river entering the Delik and Gerangan hamlets in Kemiren Village, Glagah. The location is more or less not far from the river near the eastern part of Osing Tourism at this time.
Its existence was known by a coconut climber. Wirdjo entered the water channel in a river that was overgrown with wild plants. “I was notified and came to that location. But I'll leave it there first,” said Sutedjo.
The next day, Sutedjo was assisted by the police and the army in combing the area. there, then his nephew was found dead by hanging himself. He's wearing shirtless shorts and his feet are submerged in the stream. Since that incident anyway, Wirdjo's wife is also not clear. “Since that incident his wife is no longer there,” he said. (radar)
