Sahuda, The Forgotten Warrior from Sendana Majene (Part II)

His house became the Headquarters of Warriors from Kalimantan

Majene, Sulbarkita.com -- The incident that happened to the fighters from Totolisi did not deter Sahuda. He kept trying to build strength again to fight against the invaders. Every day, said Hadijah, 92 years old, the first child of Sahuda, his house which is not far from the beach in Lembang Hamlet, Sendana District, Majene, has become a stopover base for freedom fighters. "Our house is quite big and long towards the beach. There is a small bridge leading to the kitchen," said Hadijah.

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Not only from Sulawesi, the fighters who came to Sahuda's house also came from Kalimantan. Fighters from Kalimantan are indeed attached to Mandar fighters, Darwis Rasyid, in the History of the Indonesian Revolution for Independence in the Polewali Mamasa Region 1945-1950, page 43, wrote the Kalimantan envoy together with youths from KRIS MUDA Mandar took part in forming the Indonesian People's Rebels Association (GAPRI) 5.3.1 , who often attacked and troubled the Dutch and their spies.

While in Abd's research. Rahman Hamid from UIN Alauddin Makassar entitled Nationalism in Terror in Mandar in 1947, page 44, also wrote about the struggle of the Mandar people to gain support from outside the region, especially East Java and Kalimantan.

In this study, it was also noted that the report on the examination of Nevis Buiten Kantoor Makassar on page 39 stated that Raden Ishak, the head of the first Majene division of GAPRI 5.3.1, initially came from Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan by boat, then stopped at the village of Palipi, Sendana, before going to Makassar, then back to Majene. Palipi is about 7 kilometers from Sahuda's house in Lembang Hamlet.

Hadijah still memorizes the names of a number of warriors from Kalimantan who stopped at her house. "There are the names Gumpo, Badri, Gani, Samsi, Mardaeni, and Hasan Basri. Mardaeni had his arm torn because he was hit by a bullet, while Hasan Basri was arrested and imprisoned in Banggae (Majene)," said Hadijah. "Hasan Basri while in prison made earrings from red and white plastic, then they were given to me as a gift," Hadijah recalled.

According to Sahari, 78 years old, Sahuda's fifth child, this warrior from Kalimantan also supplied many weapons to Sahuda's house. "There were Canadian pistols and loads of grenades," he said.

In Abd's research. Rahman Hamid, on page 37, also mentions that Andi Sinrang from Balikpapan, East Kalimantan, once brought an Australian-made cigar-style grenade to help Mandar fighters fight the invaders. Due to the large number of fighters who often come to Sahuda's house, Hadijah stated that the mother, Hamasiah, has 4 residents who help her, cooks up to 90 liters of rice a day. The food is then wrapped in banana leaves to be taken away by the fighters as supplies for the guerrillas. While the side dishes are sought by the fighters themselves by shooting fish in the sea. "There are so many banana leaves needed to wrap rice, we searched Leppangang (an area almost 5 kilometers from Sahuda's house)."

The large amount of consumption needs provided for the fighters clearly affected the economy of the Sahuda family, but Hadijah said that his father was not bothered. "Our valuables were sold out, starting from cupboards, household furniture, even a small bag of my mother's gold," said Hadijah.

Sahari also remembers that his father once slaughtered a buffalo to serve to the warriors from Kalimantan. "But it is only consumed for about 2 days," he said.

He was so happy that the warriors often visited him, he named one of his sons, the origin of the word, Kalimantan, where the fighters came from. "I don't remember the exact number of fighters from Kalimantan, maybe hundreds, they are very many," said Hadijah.

Grenades in the Chicken Coop

Even though it was crowded with warriors, activities at Sahuda's house were carried out secretly. But this condition did not last long, the Dutch spies finally found out. One of the triggers, said Hadijah, was troops from Kalimantan who were forced to dig a well not far from Sahuda's house because the water from their old well was starting to taste salty. Understandably, the house is not far from the beach. "Some saw the youths and then reported them to the Dutch troops," said Hadijah.

Not long after, Dutch troops came to search Sahuda's house. The arrival of the Dutch troops was immediately noticed by Sahuda and his troops. The fighters immediately ran away. Meanwhile Hamasiah and Sahuda rushed to hide the belongings of the fighters.

According to Hadijah, a number of grenades and firearms were stored in several places. "The grenades were hidden in balanu (chicken mats made of plaited coconut leaves) and also in the trees behind the house," said Hadijah. "I saw my father hiding weapons in the form of a gun in a pot and some were put in the ashes used to burn wood in the stove."

Hadijah continued, assisted by several residents who were in the same struggle as Sahuda, the clothes of the fighters, ranging from clothes to shoes, were put in sacks and then planted under the sand. As a result when the Dutch troops arrived, they only found Sahuda with his wife and several relatives. "But, there I saw directly my pua' (father) being attacked by the Dutch," he said sadly in a broken voice.

Maipa, in her 90s, a resident of Lembang Hamlet, Limbua Village, also admitted that she had witnessed Sahuda being attacked by Dutch troops. This story was told by Halamia, 67 years old, Maipa's daughter, when she was met at her residence. According to Maipa, the incident occurred after he was studying the Koran at Sahuda's house. "Sahuda was beaten and pushed until he fell into the rice mill," Halamia said, recounting her mother's story.

But again, this condition did not make Sahuda give up. Hadijah remembered that his father was increasingly attacking the Dutch troops along with the fighters from Kalimantan. Even Sahuda under the banner of KRIS MUDA Mandar and GAPRI 5.3.1 began to openly use a number of cars, firearms, and sharpened bamboo to carry out the attack. "I've seen them leave with 4 trucks," said Hadijah. In research Abd. Rahman Hamid pp 39-40, GAPRI carried out various attacks on NICA and KNIL soldiers throughout the Mandar area throughout 1946. In Majene, they attacked at several points from April to December, namely Pamboang, Buttu Segeri, Buttu Saman, to Bababulo. “All GAPRI actions are carried out sporadically, simultaneously, and sometimes spontaneously. This tactic is very troublesome for the enemy.” Rahman wrote. "That is why GAPRI troops are highly sought after by NICA and KNIL."

Hadija does not know exactly where her father's position was in the recorded wars. All he remembers is the immense happiness of his mother and siblings when his father comes home. "We didn't get to feel much affection. During Sahuda's lifetime, he was rarely with us because he was constantly traveling for fight," said Hadijah. (Continued….)

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