A Heartbreaking Story: A Loyal Wife Cycles Daily to Gerik District Police Headquarters
How fortunate the husband was to have a loyal partner like Puan Saadiah Binti Abdullah. Even though her husband passed away long ago in 1975, her deep longing for him drives her to cycle 5 kilometers every day to his beloved workplace.
Many are already aware of this, but we would like to share it once more with the loyal readers of orangperak.com regarding the story of Puan Saadiah Binti Abdullah. Behind Puan Saadiah Binti Abdullah's smile lies a deep sense of longing and love for her late husband, who was killed by communist terrorists.
The tragedy that befell the late husband of Puan Saadiah Binti Abdullah will never be forgotten by her family and the local community. However, fate was sealed, and what has happened cannot be undone. It is not that Puan Saadiah Binti Abdullah cannot accept the reality of her husband's sacrifice; she has accepted his passing with grace. For her, this is her way of remembering him every day by delivering food to his workplace. Puan Saadiah Binti Abdullah's husband was a police officer in Gerik named Alias Nik Daud. He served as a "boatman," where he and his team were responsible for delivering daily necessities into the jungle for the use of the nation's defenders.
On August 28, 1975, Alias Nik Daud and his comrades were tasked with delivering food supplies to the 69 Commando Team at the Temengor Control Post. Unfortunately, on that day, their team was ambushed by cruel communist terrorists. The purpose of the ambush by the communist terrorists is well-documented; it was none other than to cut off food supplies to the nation's defenders.
A small message for the loyal readers of orangperak.com: let us never forget the cruelty of the communist terrorists of the past, and it is only right that we always honor the sacrifices of the national heroes who struggled to defend our beloved country.
What happened during that ambush was truly brutal. According to oral accounts from local residents, all the police officers ambushed by the communist terrorists were tortured to death. Even more heartbreaking, some were sacrificed by having their limbs slashed and their private parts mutilated, while their bodies were tied to boats and dragged along. Although that dark event happened decades ago and caused Puan Saadiah Binti Abdullah to lose her husband forever in that ambush, she continued to deliver food supplies to the Gerik District Police Headquarters (IPD). Puan Saadiah Binti Abdullah was said to cycle almost every day, except when she was unwell, to deliver food—not prepared for her husband, but for any police officer on duty at the Gerik District Police Headquarters.
The story of Puan Saadiah Binti Abdullah not only caught the attention of the local community, but those around Hulu Perak also knew of her story of cycling to the Gerik District Police Headquarters (IPD) since 1975. Puan Saadiah Binti Abdullah has inspired the younger generation as a symbol of a loyal wife.
There is information stating that Puan Saadiah Binti Abdullah's children and grandchildren have continued her legacy by bringing food supplies to the Gerik District Police Headquarters (IPD) after she suffered a sprain from falling while cycling to deliver food there.
The poem excerpt regarding the story of Puan Saadiah Binti Abdullah, taken from the book *Selembar Demi Selembar* written by Razali Mohd Yussof, is deeply moving. This story of a wife's loyalty and love should be shared with today's youth as a good example to follow. Latest update: Puan Saadiah Binti Abdullah passed away at 12:40 PM on September 4, 2021, at Gerik Hospital due to old age. May her soul be placed among the righteous.
