A suspect in East New Britain (ENB) Province is currently in police custody after an attack on a PMV along the road leading to the Gelegele Settlement leaving a number of passengers injured.
Provincial Police Commander (PPC), Chief Inspector (CIP) Janarius Vosivai said police are now working on trying to find out the motive of such behavior.
At the moment, Criminal Investigation Division (CID) officers are still gathering information on the incident.
“There was an attack on a PMV heading to the settlement along the road to Gelegele. We are not sure as to how many were involved in this attack yesterday, but right now we are working to establish the facts surrounding the incident.”
Vosivai said this morning that relatives of victims attacked gathered around the surrounding areas to retaliate, but if it were not for the police intervention, everything would have gone sideways.
The disgruntled relatives also tried to attack the laborers in the nearby plantation. According to the PPC, all victims were taken to the hospital where they are currently under observation.
The PPC said this is the first time an attack of this sort has occurred, stating that not only were the passengers robbed, but brutally attacked.
He has urged the disgruntled family members to return to their communities and stay home and let police do their job in ascertaining the facts surrounding this attack.