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Police dragnet in Enga, mass arrests expected

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A salute for PC Kavanamur in Enga before his remains were flown to Port Moresby on 27, 2020.

Police dragnet in Enga, mass arrests expected

PORT MORESBY: Police are cracking down on violence and killings in the Porgera mine area and Enga beginning tomorrow (Friday Jan 7, 2020).
Police commander Sr Insp Epenes Nili was reported by The National as saying police were ready to make mass arrests to flush out criminal elements responsible for security and public safety problems in the province.
The swoop follows the killing of of Police Constable Timot Kavanamur who was shot dead while he was on duty clearing the area of illegal miners on Jan 26, 2020.
These are the the details of what Sr Insp Nili revealed:




Police ready to make mass arrests

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POLICE are ready to make mass arrests and flush out criminal elements causing problems in Porgera from tomorrow, provincial police commander Senior Inspector Epenes Nili says.
It follows a meeting on Tuesday attended by the Porgera Joint Venture, public servants, police, business houses, provincial administrator, women’s group and village councillors.
Police will target people from Hela and Enga and those harbouring them in Porgera.
“No one from Hela will remain in Porgera. “We are authorised to remove everyone out of Porgera because of continuous killings,” Nili said.
At least eight people died recently including Constable Timot Kavanamur three weeks ago.
Two police officers from Mt Hagen were also injured in an ambush.
He said police were still trying to figure out the motive behind the killing and fighting in Porgera between illegal miners, people from Hela and other ethnic groups.
“We encourage the Porgera Joint Venture to support police in monitoring “youth gaps” along the mining site.
“Illegal miners enter using those routes,” he said.
Youth gaps are created by illegal miners to access the Porgera gold mine.

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