Buimo escape

Wagambie Jnr assures residents

This is to ensure public safety, says Lae Metropolitan Superintendent, Anthony Wagambie Jnr.

Residents have been advised to take necessary precautions when moving about in the city.

More than 50 escapees from Buimo are still on the run following the jail break on Friday, May 12.

Exact details will be released by the Correctional Service to Police soon.

The names and locations of these escapees will be made known so the public can assist Police where possible.

 

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Lae Police recapture 25 Buimo escapees

Currently 25 escapees have been arrested and charged and returned to Buimo.

Two were killed during a dispute at Busu compound at the Backroad Malahang while one escapee who was critically shot is still at Angau hospital.

The wounded escapee was in the process of robbing vehicles when he was intercepted by a special operations unit.

Lae Metropolitan Police Commander Anthony Wagambie junior says that all personnel have been utilised to do follow ups on outstanding cases.

Buimo escapee shot in the buttock

The escapee identified as Brendon Kinjik was caught by police while attempting to hold up a vehicle along the back road of Malahang in Lae.

Kinjik was armed with a homemade gun and several rounds of 9 mm bullets.

Lae Metropolitan Police Commander Anthony Wagambie Jnr informed PNG Loop that Kinjik was shot in his buttock area by police while attempting to escape.

Wagambie Jnr  says that he has been wanted by police for a string of robberies along the back road area since his escape from Buimo.