Jakarta – The Free Papua Movement (OPM) is no more than an ideology, with only about six percent of the population of Papua remaining active members of the separatist movement, a military commander said Tuesday.

"We don't know the exact amount of OPM members. However, they number about six percent of the Papuan population," Chief of the Trikora Regional Military Command overseeing Papua and West Papua provinces, Maj. Gen. Zamroni, said, as quoted by the detik.com news portal.

"We have also detected that they now only have about 50 guns and rifles, scattered throughout Papua," he added.

However, Zamroni said the movement would remain a threat to the country's security and unity. He said the recent OPM flag-waving incident in Papua had not significantly impacted Papuans in general as it was committed by a small group of residents.