Lae Metropolitan Commander Chief Superintendent Anthony Wagambie Junior

Lae police unmoved by criminals’ threats

Metropolitan Superintendent Wagambie Jr made this comment following reports of criminals and their sympathisers from West Taraka issuing threats to shoot any police personnel. 

It followed a successful dawn raid last month, resulting in the arrest and shooting death of gang members suspected to be involved in a string of robberies in the country’s second largest city.

Lae police commander Wagambie Jnr not shaken by criticism

"Criticisms and comments from anyone will not sway me or shaken me to perform my duties. I only respond to my Commissioner and that is Gari Baki, through the office of my Divisional Commander of Northern Peter Guinness and the two Deputy Commissioners.

"They are my bosses and I listen to them and nobody else," he said yesterday.

He  said this in response to media reports of his removal by Works and Implementation Minister Francis Awesa during the funeral service of slain Unitech student Graham Romarong in Mendi over the weekend.