2 killed in Easter fight in Kimbe

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A suspect, clad in a homemade bulletproof vest, homemade firearms. That is how serious the feud is in Kimbe.

2 killed in Easter fight in Kimbe

(14 houses razed, 167 arrested)

PORT MORESBY: Two people died, 14 houses were razed and 167 suspects were arrested after an old feud between residents of two suburbs in Kimbe town flared up again over the Easter weekend.

West New Britain commander Chief Inspector John Iara said the fight between Gigo and Laleki residents on Good Friday and Easter Saturday was the culmination of a spate of criminal activities sparked by a provincial government-ordered eviction.

The news break was published by The National:

2 killed in Easter fight

April 20, 2022The NationalMain Stories

By REBECCA KUKU
TWO people died, 14 homes were burnt, and 167 people arrested after an old feud between residents of two suburbs in Kimbe town flared up again over the Easter weekend.
West New Britain police commander Chief Inspector John Iara said the fight between residents of the Gigo and Laleki suburbs on Good Friday and Easter Saturday was the culmination of a spate of criminal activities sparked by a provincial government-ordered eviction.
“Two people have been confirmed dead and many others wounded,” he said.
“Police arrested 167 in a dawn raid on Monday and charged them for fighting and for being in possession of firearms and marijuana.”
Police believe that the recent spike in criminal activities in the area was caused by the recent eviction of families ordered by the provincial government.
The eviction was ordered by the provincial government to repatriate people from other provinces who came to work in the oil palm plantations in the province years ago.
Some of them lived in the two suburbs.
“Rape, armed hold-ups mainly at night are on the rise and police are working tirelessly to (deal with) these criminal activities,” Iara said.
He said the eviction had seen people forced to relocate to other areas, then forming groups to instigate violence.
They operate in groups of 30 to 40 to create unrest and steal from other residents.
He said police would continue to conduct raids to arrest those instigating violence.
“They’re (fighting) for survival using violence and the victims are often too scared to come forward with information to police in fear of retaliation,” he said.
Iara said the situation was still tense and police hoped to make more arrests soon.

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