Students cautioned after promising not to fight again

By JACKLYN SIRIAS
THE 132 students involved in a school fight in Port Moresby last week have promised the police that they will not repeat it.
National Capital District Metropolitan Superintendent Perou N’Dranou told The National that the fight between the male students of Badihagwa Secondary School and Kilakila Secondary School happened on Wednesday and Thursday.
“We have cautioned them and released them the same afternoon (Friday) after they signed a condition as an assurance that they will not be involved in anymore school fights,” he said.
N’Dranou said if they breached the condition, police would lock them up.
He condemned what the students did.
“They were carrying knives, screw drivers and sling shots. What are they trying to prove?” he said.
It is alleged that the fight started when a female student from Badihagwa took a picture of four female students wearing the KilaKila school uniform and posted it on Facebook with the caption, “Proud Badians chasing KilaKila’s at home ground”.
Badihagwa Secondary School captain Lennie Owen said they were returning home on Wednesday when they were attacked by male students from KilaKila at the 4-Mile bus stop.
This was repeated on Thursday.
N’Dranou warned parents and teachers to discipline their children so that they do not get involved in such activities.