Fights cost a lot: Tondop

By ELIAS LARI
POLICE in Enga use almost 80 per cent of their manpower and resources on tribal fighting and law and order problems related to it, provincial police commander Chief Supt Joseph Tondop says.
Tondop revealed this during the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) by the warring tribes of Kompiam on Wednesday.
Tondop told the gathering at the Kompiam government station in the Kompiam-Ambum electorate that police alone could not do all things and needed the church and leadership at all levels to create teamwork.
He said law and order was supposed to become the priority area because that would encourage changes and development to take place.
Tondop said police in Enga were partnering the church to deal with tribal fighting and other violent crimes.
“It is about time we need divine intervention because most of these problems are spiritual and is manifesting in the physical world.”
Tondop said police in Enga had come to realise that a combined effort would help solve the problem once and for all.
“People should not think that it is only police work to deal with law and order issues.
“This, I think is not proper because after experiencing much improvement with the involvement of the church, I feel that it has changed the people the most,” Tondop said.
He said leadership at all levels should come on board to support police and the church to go ahead and do lots of awareness.
“Peace will be restored when there is a combined effort put in place by all parties,” Tondop said.
“These people will need to participate in life-changing projects like farming or poultry or even piggery.
“After laying down their arms they have to create a new life with impact projects like farming or poultry and that will be a permanent change.”