The top officers of the Royal PNG Constabulary are in Buka, the Autonomous Region of Bougainville (AROB) for the Commissioners Conference this week.
The arrival of the officers flooded the small Buka Township after they were warmly received at the airport on Saturday with Bougainville bamboo bands.
Commissioner of Police Gari Baki and his two acting deputies, Raphael Huafolo (Administration) and Jim Andrews, led Assistant Commissioners of Police (ACPs), Provincial Police Commanders (PPCs) and metropolitan superintendents.
Australia Federal Police (AFP) Assistant Commissioner Allan Scott was also part of the group for what is scheduled to be a week-long conference.
Under the theme: Strategically positioning the RPNGC for modernization, the conference will take place at the Hutzena Secondary School hall starting today.