200 bus stop wardens to help keep law and order in NCD

By JASON DOM
Two-hundred bus stop wardens will maintain law and order in the National Capital District starting today.
Yesterday, they were at the notorious Gordon bus stop to promote their roles.
Wearing green and orange high-visibility vests, they walked together in a show of force.
Team leader Jack Ano told The National that Gordon was chosen for the awareness programme because it was a crime hotspot.
“Gordon is the centre of the city and the central zone for city commuters,” he said.
“We chose to do our awareness here to spread the information quickly.”
Ano said the wardens were working under the authorisaty of the National Capital District Commission and police.
Pacific Corporate Security (PCS) trained the 200 youths from Moresby North-East, South and North-West on basic self-defence and crowd control.
NCDC bus stop warden coordinator Benny Kaifa said 100 youths would be manning Gordon since it was the busiest in the city.
“The other 100 will be dispatched evenly to Gerehu, Waigani, 4-Mile, 6-Mile, Koki, Kone and others,” he said.
“Depending on how safe commuters feel at a particular bus stop terminal, we will assign four to five wardens to boost the security.”
Kaifa said the purpose was to minimise petty crime, public vending, overcrowding, littering and checking vehicle conditions.
He said their main office would be at the social services division at City Hall and they would work closely with Pacific Corporate Security .
“This is just the start, As we progress, we will increase the number of wardens,” Kaifa said.