The East Sepik Police are in full swing preparation to meet up with their Australian counter-parts to plan out the security operation for the visit of the Australian Prime Minister (PM), Anthony Albanese, to Wewak next week.
Provincial Police Commander (PPC), Superintendent Chris Tamari said that preparations are now underway to ensure that effective security is well established before the official visit.
Just yesterday a contingent from the Department of Foreign Affairs and a group from the Australian PM’s entourage were welcomed into the province. They will be meeting to discuss and organize the program and security.
They have also beefed up their manpower with an additional Mobile Squad Unit of 12 men from Port Moresby.
Meanwhile, while details of the security operation are being organized, a police unit was dispatched to the west coast of East Sepik Province to apprehend a man implicated in the murder of another over the festive period.
Tamari said this was a retaliation killing after another man was reported to have been murdered by the victim.
“We have identified the suspect and now all we have to do is apprehend him and all formalities will commence from there.”
At this point in the investigation the PPC said he will not divulge any more information. He has already instructed the Criminal Investigation Division to look into the case and to make sure that these killings stop.
Tamari said so far, since New Year’s Eve up until now, they have not received word on any other major incidents in the Province.