Prisoners escape

Two remain on the run and Provincial Police Commander, Chief Inspector David Yapu has issued a warning about harboring them as they are dangerous.

The three prisoners, 23 year old, Junior Mark of Dingou, Masih village, Manus, 37 year old Mark Kereng of Pundru, Kari, and 38 year old Bill Kanat of Lundret village escaped from the Correctional service custody on Wednesday and Thursday this week.

Kereng and Kanat are serving 17 and 21 years respectively for murder charges.

This escape occurred around 6:30 to 7am this morning.

Waigani Police Station Commander Jerry Yawa confirmed this with Loop PNG this morning upon arriving at the station.

“All of them have escaped but this is because an incident occurred before hand.”

Yawa says details are still sketchy and police are yet to confirm the details of what had actually taken place this morning that resulted in the escape of the prisoners in their holding cells.

“Quite a good number of them have escaped from their holding cells,” says Yawa.