Police ready to make mass arrests

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POLICE are ready to make mass arrests and flush out criminal elements causing problems in Porgera from tomorrow, provincial police commander Senior Inspector Epenes Nili says.
It follows a meeting on Tuesday attended by the Porgera Joint Venture, public servants, police, business houses, provincial administrator, women’s group and village councillors.
Police will target people from Hela and Enga and those harbouring them in Porgera.
“No one from Hela will remain in Porgera. “We are authorised to remove everyone out of Porgera because of continuous killings,” Nili said.
At least eight people died recently including Constable Timot Kavanamur three weeks ago.
Two police officers from Mt Hagen were also injured in an ambush.
He said police were still trying to figure out the motive behind the killing and fighting in Porgera between illegal miners, people from Hela and other ethnic groups.
“We encourage the Porgera Joint Venture to support police in monitoring “youth gaps” along the mining site.
“Illegal miners enter using those routes,” he said.
Youth gaps are created by illegal miners to access the Porgera gold mine.

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  • Send all these Helas back to their province because they are the one who cause problems everywhere in the country today.

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