The Commander of National Capital District and Central Provinces, Benjamin Turi, has confirmed that the police officer who allegedly shot and wounded a man at Rainbow on November 3 has been apprehended in Alotau, Milne Bay Province.
He thanked Milne Bay Provincial Police Commander Chief Inspector Ben Kua and his officers for a job well done.
He said the arrest of the police officer was a well-coordinated, intelligence-based operation by all police units involved, both within the command and outside of it. He said the police officer will be taken in and charged accordingly for the offences committed.
Commander Turi thanked everyone who assisted in the operation and also thanked the relatives of the wounded man for respecting the process and allowing police to do their job.
“We all know that no one is above the law, even if you are a police officer. If you know that you have committed an offence, you must surrender and let the law deal with you. It is not good for you to run and make the police spend time and resources,” Turi said.
Commander Turi, while discussing the arrest of the suspect, added that the situation at Rainbow is now under control, and those who are sending out threats to anyone accessing services there must be reported to the police to be charged accordingly.
He said the city police are working tirelessly to make the city clean and safe for everyone.
