approximately 300 people consisting of infants, children, and adult Minang residents who wandered dozens in Papua Papua Indonesia withdrew from Wamena, Papua after the Minang massacre of residents in the riots that occurred in Wamena on 23 September 2019. during the riots in wamenan on 23 September there were 9 people of West Sumatra who died by being burned, and in an arrow.

With this beauty, the residents of Minang Overseas in Papua immediately withdrew, assisted by the funding of the Government of West Sumatra Province and the contribution of West Sumatra residents to get to the West Sumatra Province by air and sea transportation.

one of the residents of Minang who had arrived in West Sumatra said "the riots and massacres in Wamena really made them disappointed and unwilling to return to Papua" meanwhile, the West Sumatra provincial government said "the government will try to repatriate all Minang residents in Papua especially those in the city of Wamena, numbering around 1500 people"