Awareness necessary for residents: Police

It is a necessity for Wewak town residents to be made aware of the laws under the constitution and how offenders are dealt with.

This is one of the approaches that will be taken by the East Sepik police command to deal with law and order problems in the province.

East Sepik provincial police commander, Robert Gesa, said the province has a great burden of law and order issues.

He said there are different approaches that have been taken to address this however, all have been futile.

Gesa added that under community policing, awareness will be done to inform and educate people on the importance of law and order and how people should adhere to it.

The PPC said there are those that are not fully aware of this important agenda and then, there are some who choose to ignore it.

However, it is important that awareness is done on a community level.

He said there will be a number of tasks that will be carried out, including outreach work by police into settlements and other communities. 

Author: 
Imelda Wavik