53 people were killed in tribal conflicts in Papua New Guinea

According to Webangah News quoted by Mehr News According to Reuters, “Papua New Guinea Police Chief David Manning” announced on Monday that at least 53 people were killed as a result of tribal conflicts in the northern regions of this country.

According to the police officials of this terrible tragedy near the city of Wabag, located 600 kilometers northwest of the city of Port Moresby, the capital of Papua New Guinea, they were shot dead.

The incident is also said to be related to a dispute between members of the Sikin and Kaikin tribes, and the police have received brutal videos and photos of the conflict between the two tribes.

According to the police, the videos and photos received show that naked and bloodied bodies were lying on the side of the road or stacked inside a truck.

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According to Reuters, what is noteworthy is that the government of Papua New Guinea is trying to use suppression of violence, mediation, amnesty and a host of other strategies to control violence. , but has had little success so far.

The armed forces of Papua New Guinea announced that they deployed about 100 soldiers in the area after learning about the incident, but their influence was limited and the security forces compared to the Locals were less in number and had fewer weapons.

Papua New Guinea police in particular complain that they are under-resourced to deal with these types of conflicts, as officers are so poorly paid that some of the weapons they carry It reaches the tribe members, the police forces provide it to them.

Political currents opposed to the government of James Marape, the Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea today demanded the deployment of more police and the resignation of the Chief of Police.