Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) for the Islands Command, Perou N’Dranou carries out quarterly inspection on police stations which are under his command.
The police station inspection is aimed at taking stock of police resources-vehicles, firearms, police manpower and general police duties.
ACP N’Dranou was in East New Britain last Thursday, inspecting Kokopo, Rabaul and Kerevat Police stations.
Admitting lack of accountability and fundamentals of policing, he called on the police in the province to restore the principles of policing.
ACP N’Dranou acknowledged that the fundamentals of policing are missing in most police stations across the country, and that ENB is no exception.
“We need to go back and review the training and experiences we acquired at the police college, When we don’t stick to the basics, we get distracted and don’t perform to the standards,” ACP N’Dranou said in a media statement.
ACP Dranou conducts four police inspections annually for the four provinces which are under his command.
Inspections for Manus and East New Britain provinces have been concluded. He will continue his New Ireland leg of the inspection this week and then onto West New Britain.
ACP N’Dranou likened the inspection to an audit exercise.
“Every month, I receive reports from the four PPCs in the region; however, I must be personally present to verify that those reports are valid,” he said.
Meanwhile, ENB PPC Chief Inspector Felix Nebanat said that reporting and monitoring is a key role of any police officer.
“Each month, we provide reports to ACP. The reports are given to us by each station commander through their subordinates.”
“The reports allow us to restock ammunition or handle any issues that the force is having,” he said.
He reiterated that the overall responsibilities of the province’s police force are impacted if the reports are not submitted on time or lack various important details.
Chief Inspector Nebanat commended his officers for attending the police parade while juggling their normal duties.