Police in Hela have prevented a possible would-be killing of two patients at the Tari Provincial Hospital after enemy tribesmen tried to attack the two patients last night.
Provincial Police Commander Teddy Agwi said he issued instructions for police to guard the hospital last night after receiving intelligence reports on the would-be-attack.
“Earlier in the week, a tribal fight between two warring tribes within the town area saw two men from one of the tribes sustaining gun wounds and were admitted to the hospital,” Mr Agwi said.
“Early last night, the enemy tribesmen drove in a vehicle into the hospital with the intent to finish off the two men.”
“However, they saw my men guarding the hospital so they fired gunshots into the air at the hospital gate and drove off.”
He said police will continue their presence at the hospital and he has instructed the hospital to treat the two patients and discharged them when they are medically fit.