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Public Rampage in Port Moresby

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Several shops in Port Moresby were looted then set on fire as looters cashed in on any items they could carry from the ravaged outlets. It comes as a protest lead by police officers in Port Moresby expressed anger over additional taxes imposed on fortnightly wages for public servants throughout the country.

The protest started at Unagi Oval at 10am yesterday morning, where Police Union President, Lowa Tambua addressed police, PNGDF personnel and other public servants.

Police Minister Peter Tsiamalili Jnr (Second from Left) present at the Police protest at Unagi Oval in Port Moresby yesterday.

Internal Security Minister, Peter Tsiamalili Jnr who represented the Marape Rosso government tried to address the upset public servants but they demanded the Prime Minister should address them.

Minutes after the departure of Minister Tsiamalili Jnr, members of the three disciplinary forces including the Fire Department convoyed to the National Parliament House in attempts to meet with the Prime Minister, James Marape.

The Parliament Speaker, Job Pomat meet with the angry public servants outside the Parliament House and promised he would meet with the Prime Minister and return to them in a few hours.

Around 1pm when Prime Minister Marape was addressing the media on a separate matter, angry police officers who had waited for a response at Unagi Oval fronted up outside the Manasupe House and broke down the fence before setting the Guard House and a security car on fire.

This sparked widespread looting in all three electorates in NCD.

Many people went live on social media as they witnessed the Stop n Shop’s North Waigani branch taken over by opportunists.

At around 10am yesterday, when normal public servants pay reached their accounts, many witnessed huge cuts of up to K100.
This further elaborated by the high cost of living affecting lives of ordinary citizens.
The country’s tax office – Internal Revenue Commission (IRC) in an immediate response said it was a glitch in the government payroll system.

Commissioner General Sam Koim said investigations will be conducted and a whole of government sector approach will be undertaken to rectify this issue as soon as possible.

When that will be fixed is not known yet, what is known is that several businesses have been looted as a result.
At Sabama, a bystander was allegedly shot at by a shop owner after attempts were made to loot the shop.

Elsewhere in six mile, a location for its stop over for people travelling the Magi highway, shops closed before lunch, yesterday, after police had warned them of any unrest.

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Govt Must Intervene Says ACP Wagambie

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The increasing rural to urban drift has caused a population boom in settlements throughout Port Moresby.

Among many problems that come with an increased population are law and order.

Commander NCD-Central Assistant Commissioner Anthony Wagambie Jnr said ethnic fights at settlements in the nation’s capital are now becoming very common.

He said the disputes within the settlements are caused by urban drift, population growth, misunderstanding of cultural barriers, high rate of illiteracy, unemployment and so forth.

He said these ills of society, can only be addressed through a concerted effort by the government and all other stakeholders.

“For now the Constabulary is dealing with the law and order issues created by all these contributing factors,” Wagambie said.

“I am pleased with the way my men and women are responding to these issues within the settlements but we need the support of the community, our elected leaders and the relevant state agencies.”

The NCD and Central police boss said police effort is commendable but there is a need to address the core issues.

“We need a concerted effort and intervention by the community, the government and all other stakeholders.

“As a nation, we must address, unemployment and housing and we must encourage the communities to put in place workable peace-keeping initiatives inside the communities.

Wagambie describes the current law and order situation as “covering the wound with a big plaster”, adding, “there is a need for proper medication and treatment from the clinic”.

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Two Dead in Nation’s Capital as Ethnic Violence Increases

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Commander NCD and Central, Assistant Commissioner Anthony Wagambie Jnr said ethnic fights resulting from trivial disputes are becoming common, especially among the settlement communities in the Nation’s Capital, Port Moresby.

The long Independence weekend was no exception with fighting at Tete settlement and Morata.

Police were commended for quickly stepping in at both sites and effectively containing the situation.

There were two deaths reported over the long weekend.

The death of a PMV bus driver and a man from Western Province.

The death of the PMV bus driver caused public transport issues when all PMV operators refused to carry passengers.

“Police and ambulance workers recovered the corpse of a PMV crew who was reportedly chased and killed near the Kone Tigers oval on Independence Day, ” Wagambi said in a statement.

He said the lifeless body of a Western Province man was also found near Vabukori village on the outskirts of Port Moresby city on September 17th.

Both deaths are from separate incidents.

Wagambi said detectives are now investigating these two deaths.

The Police Chief said armed robberies and motor vehicle thefts rarely occur because of the effective policing strategies put in place by the NCD/Central Command.

Therefore the primary focus and attention now are the intermittent fights especially within the settlement communities because of the city’s rapid growth and expansion of new settlements.

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