Tommy Baker’s No.1 among seven shot dead

 News that matter in Papua New Guinea

The elusive notorious and most wanted criminal in Papua New Guinea, Tommy Maeva Baker, is still on the run since 2009.

Tommy Baker’s No.1 among seven shot dead

PORT MORESBY: Tommy Baker’s right hand man was among seven gang members shot dead by police in a running gun battle in the mountains of Alotau yesterday, Police Comm David Manning says.

This brings to 74 the number of suspected gang members  captured or shot dead since the Tommy Baker thugs attacked the police in Alotau, petrol-bombing the water police barracks, on April 29 and 30, 2021.

Following the attack, a 60-day manhunt, costing the police more than K2 million, was launched. The hunt continues.

The fiery news break was reported by The National:

 

Baker thugs killed

August 18, 2021The NationalMain Stories

Charles Abel

By MIRIAM ZARRIGA
SEVEN more members of Tommy Baker’s gang in Milne Bay were yesterday shot dead by police in the mountains of Alotau, according to Police Commissioner David Manning.
He told The National that he received a report from police in Alotau of the clash with the armed criminal gang, some of whom fled into the bush.
“I can confirm that police personnel who were tracking the gang members were confronted by them. According to the report I received, several armed individuals were shot,” he said.
“Their leader succumbed to injuries he sustained. We are now working to bring the bodies back (to Alotau) to be formally identified and relatives and families of the deceased to be informed.”
According to information received by The National, the 14 gang members had escaped from police at Cape Vogel.
Baker was not among the gang members yesterday.
Police, working on intelligence reports, moved into the mountains to track the gang.
Yesterday between 1am and 2am, they came across their camp located between Wakwapu and Gurupwaia villages in the Makamaka local level government – a couple of days walking distance to the border with Northern.
A shootout occurred. When it stopped, police checked on the gang members who they thought had been injured.
They found out that six were dead and their leader later succumbed to injuries.
Retrieved from the seven killed were two shotguns and several rounds of ammunition.
The other seven gang members who managed to escape took with them guns and ammunitions.
In July, police killed two Baker gangsters in a shootout on the hills behind Saididiyali village in Upper Dawadawa ward, up the Dawadawa River in Milne Bay.
Later, one man surrendered to police.
Earlier this month a member of Baker’s gang accused of killing a security guard at a resort four years ago, was found dead in Milne Bay.
Provincial police commander Supt Peter Barkie said the body was found floating in a river at an oil palm estate in Alotau district. He had been at large since the resort incident on Nov 11, 2017.
Last week, Alotau MP Charles Abel told The National that Baker’s gang had raided the Rabaraba station.
“The Rabaraba station was attacked by criminals, (with) fuel and engines stolen, teachers robbed and public servants threatened,” Abel said. Police managed to recover some of the stolen items, he said.

 

 

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Growing unemployment rate in Papua New Guinea

Image
News that matter in Papua New Guinea Growing unemployment rate in Papua New Guinea (Employment stagnant since 2014) PORT MORESBY: Employment in Papua New Guinea (PNG) has remained stagnant since 2014 with millions of unemployed looking for jobs. The formal job market currently can only accommodate between 400,000 and 500,000, Institute of National Affairs executive director Paul Barker says. “As more young people enter the job market this year after graduating from tertiary institutions and schools, the chances of securing formal employment is slim. “Employment had remained stagnant despite the increase in potential workers coming out of educations institutions,” he added. Read on for more details as published by The National : Hard to get jobs January 27, 2022 The National Main Stories By DALE LUMA MILLIONS of eligible workers around the country are looking for jobs in the formal sector, which currently can ...
Read more

Sugu Valley tribal war death toll rises to at least 30

Image
News that matters in Papua New Guinea Armed tribal warriors on the move in Sugu Valley. Sugu Valley tribal war death toll rises to at least 30 PORT MORESBY: At least six tribes have been fighting in Sugu Valley (Kagua-Erave, Southern Highlands) since Feb 10, 2019, without any signs of an end and peace. In fact, the death toll has risen to at least 30, up from 11 on May 23, 2019, and the opening of a new battlefront in Sumbura near Poroma with multiple deaths reported in 24 wards. Armed tribal warriors on the march into the forests and jungles. PNG Cyber Monitor had on a May 25, 2019, posting ( https://pngcybermonitor.blogspot.com/2019/05/real-life-rifles-bows-and-arrows-bloody.html Real life rifles, bows and arrows bloody fights in PNG ) highlighted the bloody battle waged by tribal warriors armed with rifles, bows and arrows and knives. PNG Cyber Monitor is again highlighting the plight of the villagers who have been living in fear as reported by The Nationa...
Read more

Sorcery shame for Papua New Guinea in X’mas

Image
News that matter in Papua New Guinea Sorcery tortures and violence are still being practised in Papua New Guinea in this 21st Century digital era. Sorcery shame for Papua New Guinea in X’mas PORT MORESBY: It was international shame for Papua New Guinea (PNG) this Christmas when sorcery reared its ugly head. Six women were stripped, bound to poles and burnt with hot knives as they screamed in pain, watched by an unsympathetic crowd. In a video that has gone viral in the internet, the women were accused of practising sorcery in Southern’s Enga. Police Comm David Manning described the sorcery torture as vile, inhumane, uncivilised, void of any human decency. “Papua New Guinea cannot progress without letting go of these horrific traditional beliefs. We have launched an urgent probe into the incident in Aiya’s Pawayamo village in Kagua-Erave.” The news break was published by The National : Horror torture of women Decem...
Read more