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Five members of a criminal gang responsible for hurling a grenade that killed two men in Goilala, PNG’s central province were ambushed and killed in a retaliatory attack in December, PNG Police say.  Acting Provincal Police Commander of Central Province Senior Inspector Patterson Birigi said the five suspects were slain by angry relatives of the bomb victims, who went after and found them holed up in a remote village in Fane LLG. Members of the PNG Police in Goilala [Photo supplied] The gang led by a renowned criminal identified as Awa Pilot were responsible for various other crimes around the Tolokuma area until they met their fate, acting PPC Birigi said. He said since the closure of the Tolokuma mine in 2017,  the neighbouring communities lived in fear because of the menace and terror imposed on them by the Pilot gang. The acting PPC said when reports of the bomb attack reached Port Moresby, a composite team comprised of Central Police, the SSD and CID personnel were deployed i...

 A 25-years old woman and two men were arrested by police in Port Moresby at the Rita Flynn Courts for producing fake documents while going through the recent police recruitment process. The incident happened on April 5. The complainant in this matter, Assistance Commissioner of Police Human Resources Samson Siguyaru, alleged that the suspects were amongst other NCD, Central and Gulf candidates who were shortlisted for screening at the Rita Flynn Courts for cadet and regular police training. (Photograph of the police recruitment screening at the Rita Flynn Indoor Sports Complex in Port Moresby.) The shortlisted candidates were to produce original documents during the screening process, such as birth certificates, Grade 12 or higher school Certificates, National Identification Card, and Police Clearance Certificates. The suspects were amongst more than 3,900 shortlisted applicants for NCD, Central and Gulf who were asked to provide the required documents at the Rita Flynn Courts Indoor ...