The attack, carried out by men from Southern Highlands Province, was in revenge for the killing of their wantok during the weekend.
NCD metropolitan superintendent, Ben Turi, told Loop PNG that the deceased was a Don Bosco student who hailed from Ialibu.
According to villagers, on Friday, the deceased, along with his friends from a nearby settlement, intruded on an incident involving local boys.
This eventually led to a fight between the settlers and Motu-Koitabuans, resulting in the student’s death.
