Counting for ABG resumes after a halt, man shot dead

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By CLIFFORD FAIPARIK
AN Autonomous Bougainville election candidate stopped the counting yesterday after complaining that votes collected outside Bougainville should not be included, Bougainville Police Commander Deputy Commissioner (of Police – DCP) Francis Tokura says.
“That candidate for the Taonita-Tinputz constituency stopped the counting at the Buka counting centre, complaining yesterday that votes collected from outside Bougainville should not be counted,” DCP Tokura said.
However, counting restarted after polling officials clarified to the candidate that votes collected outside Bougainville can be counted.
DCP Tokura said that chiefs at Aita, along the Arawa-Buka Highway, helped police to clear a roadblock set up by a notorious man in that area.
“That man is a drug-addict and is armed and dangerous.
“He had set up the roadblock on Tuesday, collecting fees from motorists travelling along the highway, but the chiefs went and removed it,” he said.
DCP Tokura said policemen shot and killed the man’s younger brother on Saturday in self-defence when the brothers attempted to kill the policemen.
“The elder brother had attacked the policemen with a bush knife while his younger brother attempted to shoot the policemen with a high-powered firearm.
“And the police shot and killed the younger brother.
“The elder brother then chased away the policemen and confiscated their police vehicle.”
DCP Tokura said the brothers were travelling in a vehicle that they had stolen from Jodash Hire Cars in Buka last month.
“The policemen travelling in two vehicles stopped the brothers to repossess the vehicle, which resulted in the killing of the younger brother.”
He said the police vehicle and two other vehicles, including one owned by the Finance Minister in the Autonomous Bougainville Government, is with that notorious man.
“The vehicle owned by a hire-car owner has been returned while the other vehicles are still with him.”
“The chiefs are still talking with him to return all the vehicles.”

2 comments

  • Caveman type of altitude nabout ya, lusim na changim pasin na makim sampla changes lo laif blo upla.
    Gudpla upla kisim ol.

  • I still remember the scene at Kieta wharf where a misguided projectile launched from an uncoordinated platform somewhere along the road to Arawa by PNGDF Support Unit soldiers failed it’s target at St Joseph Rigu High School (where rebels were firing from) and landed on the wharf.
    The explosion and noise when a newly landed truck was hit was deafening and people running in all directions.
    I have that distant feeling some remnants of that war remain sober but alive. The case of two armed brothers (as reported) does not bode well and weapons popping up after the weapons disposal is not a good sign.

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