Prime Minister James Marape has warned migrated people of Hela and Enga due to tribal fights are to behave well in National Capital City of Papua New Guinea, during a police station opening, 9-Mile last Saturday.
Prime Minister Marape said in a statement that: “I warned migrated people living in Port Moresby due to tribal fights are needed to be returned to their respective provinces or behave well while living in Port Moresby.”
“I challenged the Engans, the Taris and those who moved to the city must behave like the original landowners of NCD just as those who had been living in the city in the past when Port Moresby was very peaceful,” Prime Minister stated.
Days before, the Motu-Koita, the Koiari and those who lived in the city in the past consume alcohol and behave in an orderly manner, but it is not the same now, PM Marape said.
Moresby North – East MP, John Kaupa strongly supported the PM Marape and warned people who escaped from tribal fights and are coming into the city causing more problems that had painted a bad image to him and the country as a whole need to return back to their respective provinces
Kaupa said in a statement that: “New Bill that had been passed in Parliament on week will now help the police to punish people who do not abide by the law of this country.”
PM Marape said the Counter Terrorism Bill that was passed will now help police to come hard on those who break the law.
He said people who misbehave must leave the city and return back to where they came from.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Marape commenting on Moresby Northeast Member of Parliament John Kaupa for the initiative to build the new police station at Nine Mile.
Police Minister Peter Tsiamalili also during his speech talked about the difference between Law and order and who is responsible for enforcing them.
He said police are doing fine in enforcing the law in the country, but each family unit and the individual had failed their part to enforce order in their respective homes and that is why the country is facing a lot of law-and-order problems.
Police Minister said when there is no order in each house that is when there will be more law-and-order problems because many people are breaking the laws and people will find it hard to enforce the law at one time.
He said when the family or a community is in order there will be fewer lawbreakers and there will be fewer jobs for the police.
Minister Tsiamalili while thanking Moresby Northeast MP John Kaupa for the much-needed infrastructure said the police department will work closely with him to fight the law-and-order problem in his electorate.
Commander NCD and Central Provinces acting Assistant Commissioner of Police Benjamin Turi who was there to welcome and witness the opening of the police station thanked Moresby Northeast MP and the government for their support in building the police station.
He said this will now help the people living in the Moresby Northeast area to bring their complaints to the police station to seek police service.
He said a new police station commander had been appointed; he would resume duty as soon as possible to make sure the people are served by the police around that area.
He said the Police Station Commander is Inspector Leonard Wai.