Police probe deepens as uni student implicated in NiuSky Pacific fraud

A university student from Morobe Province has been identified among 13 alleged police impersonators implicated in the K2.48 million NiuSky Pacific Limited scandal.

According to NCD Police, one impersonator has been arrested and is currently out on bail, while investigations are ongoing to track down the remaining 12 using bank records and other leads.

Assistant Police Commissioner and Commander for NCD/Central, Benjamin Turi confirmed that out of the 36 individuals who received payments from NiuSky Pacific, 23 are current serving members of the police force. The remaining 13, believed to be impersonators, have gone into hiding.

“The police officers have already been identified, and we will not face difficulty arresting them,” ACP Turi said. “However, it is the impersonators we are now working to locate before moving in on the others.”

Turi questioned the legitimacy of the services allegedly rendered by the impersonators and raised concerns about how individuals with no formal ties to NiuSky Pacific became involved. One of the impersonators has been confirmed to be a university student.

“Who are these individuals, where do they come from, and how did they get engaged by NiuSky Pacific? These are the questions we are asking after reviewing their personal records—particularly when someone like this student has no reason to be involved,” he said.

Meanwhile, ACP Turi said his office has not received any official notification regarding the dismissal or cancellation of arrest warrants for Acting Managing Director Graham Blythe and Board Chairman Robin Kawat.

“We’ve received no formal court notice to that effect. Regardless, this will not prevent us from arresting Blythe and Kawat. These are serious allegations backed by evidence, and we intend to bring both men in for continuing to evade police,” he said.

Turi also responded to comments made by the Minister for Civil Aviation, Wake Goi, who suggested the warrants had been dismissed and defended the officials in question.

“The police must be allowed to carry out their duties without political interference,” ACP Turi said. “Anyone attempting to interfere or stop this investigation should explain publicly why that should be the case. Otherwise, police investigations will proceed.”