It seems as though East New Britain is slowly becoming victim to armed bandits as yet again Police in the province today took to the streets of Kokopo to tackle another group of armed robbers.

Provincial Police Commander, Chief Inspector Janarius Vosivai confirmed that police are now on the hunt for a group of armed men who allegedly robbed a shop in Kokopo.

Vosivai said this time the bandits involved were deemed to be locals of ENB as the previous group apprehended a week ago that were involved in a string of other minor robberies, including the theft of firearms from a security firm in the province, were men from outside of the province.

“The weapons were stolen from a private security firm last year during the election and were used in a number of armed robberies last year.”

The 3 suspects that were arrested were from East Sepik Province while the other man involved is from West New Britain. All are settlers that reside in around the Tokua Area.

It is sad to see that a beautiful and serene province not known for violent activity such as this turn into a den of thieves.

Vosivai says at this point in time nothing is for certain as they are doing their very best to apprehend those involved in today’s incident.