Ambush – 4 more dead

By JILL MIRR
FOUR people are dead and three remain in a critical condition at the Mt Hagen General Hospital after they were ambushed in another election-related attack on Tuesday.
Police know the identity of the prime suspect and his accomplices and want them to surrender “for their own sake”.
The four were shot in Tomba, Upper Nebilyer, Western Highlands after they were ambushed at a roadblock on the Nebilyer Bridge, bringing the election-related deaths to 49 since May 20.
Police said their vehicle was found parked in the middle of the bridge with the body of one of the victims.
Two others had jumped off the bridge with bullet wounds.
Their bodies were found next morning.
The fourth man died on arrival at the hospital, according to police.
Tambul-Nebilyer police station commander Chief Sergeant Jacob Kumin told The National that the situation was “very tense” although police had managed to calm things down.
Provincial police commander Superintendent John Sagom described the shooting as “barbaric” given that the high-powered guns were used on innocent people.
“Police will make sure these murderers face the full force of the law.
“I am appealing to leaders and the community to work with the police to ensure justice is served in the shortest time possible,” Sagom said.
He sent a police team to the area yesterday to search for two who had jumped off the bridge.
“Upon arrival we saw the damaged vehicle and the body of the victim who had died instantly and others,” he said.