Sandaun Police

West Sepik Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Chief Inspector Joe Poema, said the Provincial Election Steering Committee (PESC) was established and has been identifying hotspot areas, gathering information and intelligent reports.

He said they were conducting election briefings weekly to ensure policemen and women are taking ownership of the security aspect of the election before going into the election and the polling periods.

According to the West Sepik police commander Robert Gesa, his 397 police officers have all been briefed and are set to carry out their tasks at the polling sites and alongside the polling teams.

Gesa says that all 6 commanding officers engaged have also handed down their supplementary orders to their units ahead of the deployment.

He tells PNG Loop that despite the halt in the polling times from the 11^th of July to today, his men are ready to carry out their duties.