Isifu leads talk to remove roadblock

WEWAK MP Kevin Isifu, Wewak administration officials and acting police commander Sr Insp James Baugen yesterday went to Nagihe village to tell locals to remove a roadblock they had set up.
Isifu led the delegation to tell the people to allow a free flow of traffic between Aitape in Sandaun and Wewak in East Sepik.
Their presence was also to ease the tension there after a fight between the people of Smain and Makopin villages.
The fight started in 2017 after students from Smain blamed each other for the burning down of a classroom that housed a science lab at Brandi Secondary School.
According to Wewak police station commander Insp John Hasimani, who spoke on behalf of provincial police commander Supt Albert Beli, a student became a police informant which angered the others chased his family out.
“The family went and resided at Nagihe village in Makopin with relatives,” he said.