CID Officers in Vanimo, West Sepik Province have arrived in Edwaki area in Telefomin District to assess and report on the killings of four people including two policemen in 2021.
West Sepik Police Commander, Chief Inspector Joe Poema said the area was left volatile and seen as a hotspot since the confrontation between locals and members of the Mobile Squad.
“These assessment reports will assist police in the deployment of the security personnel during the polling period,” said PPC Poema.
The recently established West Sepik Provincial Election Steering Committee is conducting election briefings weekly to ensure policemen and women are taking ownership of the security aspect of the election before going into the campaigning and the polling periods.
“I am taking a bottom-up approach involving Police Station Commanders (PSCs), Officer in Charge (OICs), Section Heads, Non-Government Organizations (NGOs), and other partners in the security planning briefings to ensure they provide us with weekly situation reports,” said PPC Poema.
Meanwhile through District Partnerships, police officers will travel to Telefomin station this week under the sponsorship of Telefomin DDA to conduct awareness and gather intelligent assessment reports.
These officers will remain there until the end of this month.
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