Provincial Police Commander, Robert Gesa said the 16 member unit will help to secure the border province at the latter part of the 2017 National Election.
PPC Gesa said it’s a directive from the Police Commissioner because of the international border with Indonesia.
The unit will be brought into the province from Port Moresby.
Meanwhile, the PPC has sent a request to the Police Commissioner to approve the engagement of 60 auxiliary police personnel to support police election operations in the province.