Pariwa condems barbaric killings on Karkar Island

Madang Governor Ramsey Pariwa has called on individuals responsible for the unlawful killing of two people from Urugen village to surrender to police.

The incident involving the beheading of two young men in the early hours of Friday morning at Kinim Police Station has already gone viral on social media, tainting a bad image of beautiful Karkar Island and Madang Province.

Governor Pariwa condemned the killings within the precincts of the Kinim Police Station on the Island, describing it as 'barbaric and inhumane.'

He said the act of killing the two suspects already in the lawful precinct and custody of the police was wrong and uncalled for.

"We must respect the law and the lawful processes in place and abide by it and not to take the law into our own hands," Pariwa said. The ultimate act of beheading a person as if he were an animal is so cruel in nature, and I totally condemn it.

"Since when did our people of Karkar Island use this kind of method of fighting and killing each other?

"This is not our way of doing things and settling issues."

Pariwa said Provincial Police Commander, Superintendent Robert Baim has deployed police reinforcement - a Task Force team from Madang over the weekend to Karkar Island to restore order on the ground.

The Madang governor urged the alleged suspects to surrender to police.

"I also call on the villages of both Gial and Urugen to observe peace and allow the law to take its course with the help of our police reinforcement on the ground.

"I appeal to my communities on the island to assist police to do their work in enforcing the law and maintaining peace and order on the island.

"We, the people of Karkar and Madang, are law abiding citizens and I appeal to all of us to observe and abide by the law."