After years of living in Papua New Guinea, sixteen Papuans eventually landed in their hometown of Timika, Papua, on Friday.
The Papuans are part of 708 people who have been brought home by the government this month. They will be resettled in 10 regencies across Papua and West Papua.
Wimba, one of the Papuans, said she and her family wanted to reunite with relatives in Timika.
"I also returned home because I want to go to school," Wimba told tempointeraktif.com.
Mimika administration secretary for social welfare Yosias Lossu, said that 15 of the 16 Papuans had been returned to Timika. (ewd)
