Goilala MP William Samb said ethnic clashes in the nations capital, Port Moresby is nonsense and unnecessary and condemned in the strongest possible terms the recent ethnic clash between people of Tari and Goilala which led to the tragic death two men.
“This nonsense of Goilala and Tari people fighting has to stop. We have to put a stop to it”, said Mr Samb.
Mr Samb apologized on behalf of the people of Goilala District to the family of the deceased and said that the perpetrators involved in the killing will be apprehended and dealt with accordingly.
A meeting was held this afternoon under the Erima Flyover Bridge to solve the issue over the death of two (2) men over the weekend.
The MP for Goilala said the lives lost during this death were unnecessary and he is disgusted by the manner in which these people were killed.
He added asking the Police Force, the Goilala community and the people of Erima to help identify and find the perpetrators involved.
“To the culprits behind this killing, I want you to come forward, show yourself peacefully and don’t try to run away from the law”, said Mr Samb
Mr Samb addressed the Erima Tari Community who attended the meeting on the process and program of the ‘Haus Karai’ (House of Mourn) and how the deceased were to be taken care of.
“We will be visiting the Haus Karai to see how things are going and to make sure the Haus Karai is short and the deceased are laid to rest”, said Samb
He said he is hopeful that after the burial of the victims, a suitable venue can be identified to organize a reconciliation ceremony that will involve the Tari Community and Goilala Community in Port Moresby to come to a compromise over food and put an end these ethnic clashes.
Central Province Commander, Mr Tapp Opai appealed to the people of Tari and Goilala to find peace.
“Incident at 2 Mile, we hear Tari and Goilala, incident at Koki, we here Tari and Goilala, incident at Erima, we hear Tari and Goilala and this is not good”, said Mr Opai
He said if you don’t go out looking for trouble, nothing bad will happen to you , but if you do and you are in trouble, it then becomes a law and order issue because it will then involve everyone in the community.
Erima Tari/Hela Community Spokesperson, Mr Roy Ambuari said that if you are a Tari person living in Erima, 5 Mile, 8 Mile, 9 Mile or around NCD and you are provoking this kind of behavior, Port Moresby is too big for you to be causing such issues like this.
“Don’t bring in your conflicts or troubles from Tari into the city”, ended Mr Ambuari.
Present at the meeting was Member for Goilala, Mr William Samb, Central Province Commander, Mr Tapp Opai, Officer In Charge for Badili Police Station, Senior Constable Mr Moses Pio, Erima Tari Spokesperson, Mr Roy Ambuari and the Erima Tari Community.
