SOE team planning exit
The National, Friday February 5th, 2016
The state of emergency (SOE) call-out team to Porgera seeks to put in place an exit plan by December 2016, according to outgoing commander Supt Joseph Poma.
The move, Poma said, would ensure Porgera police, Enga provincial police command and the provincial government executed their own plans on policing duties in the district.
“This year is the time we have to put our exit plan in place and the PPC, PSC, provincial government will take over security operations,” he said.
“We’ve got a strategic plan in place to ensure those plans are in place come December 2016.
“General SOE operation has been very successful. Our presence here has seen a great reduction in illegal mining in the pit.
“During the raids by the team during the operations, the team also confiscated home brew equipment and other illicit items.”
“My encouragement is to the people of Porgera to continue to maintain that. Where there is peace, there is development. No peace, no development. So they must see that as an example and I want them to continue to support that.
“Also my thank you to the SOE operations unit; they’ve been very supportive.:The state of emergency (SOE) call-out team to Porgera seeks to put in place an exit plan by December 2016, according to outgoing commander Supt Joseph Poma.
The move, Poma said, would ensure Porgera police, Enga provincial police command and the provincial government executed their own plans on policing duties in the district.
“This year is the time we have to put our exit plan in place and the PPC, PSC, provincial government will take over security operations,” he said.
“We’ve got a strategic plan in place to ensure those plans are in place come December 2016.
“General SOE operation has been very successful. Our presence here has seen a great reduction in illegal mining in the pit.
“During the raids by the team during the operations, the team also confiscated home brew equipment and other illicit items.”
“My encouragement is to the people of Porgera to continue to maintain that. Where there is peace, there is development. No peace, no development. So they must see that as an example and I want them to continue to support that.
“Also my thank you to the SOE operations unit; they’ve been very supportive.: