Saturday, March 21, 2026
People residing at Tete Settlement in the Moresby North West Electorate and those residing in the Erima Wildlife area in the Moresby North East are advised to start moving out before the eviction takes place.
The Acting Assistant Commissioner of Police, Chief Superintendent Benjamin Turi, who is in charge of police engagement in eviction orders in Port Moresby, confirmed that the eviction at Tete Settlement specifically affects the front area around the field.
He said the settlers had been advised previously and are aware of the situation, so it is best to move out before machines forcefully remove them. He added that the eviction orders from 2018 and 2019 still stand, as the matter was taken to court but the settlers lost.
ACP Turi further added that the same applies to those settlers living in the Erima Wildlife area, specifically the Ridge overlooking the Golf Course area. He said the police will conduct awareness before eviction, and this statement now confirms that court documents for evictions are in place for both Tete and Erima Wildlife to Morata.
“Those who represented you in court regarding this land court case lost the court battle, so I would appreciate it if our citizens residing in these mentioned locations start to move out immediately because eviction will take place at any time from now. It is best that you leave, or the machines will move you out.
“On that note, I want the city residents to take note that if you want to reside in any areas in the city, you must have land titles to settle. If you do not, then you are illegal settlers in the city because the NCDC, the government, and others who have titles are the genuine landowners, so they can carry out evictions when people purchase land or want to develop that area,” Turi said.
He said the police cannot do much because they will be doing their duties as per court orders or directives from genuine landowners.
He further called on people who are coming into the city for their own benefit to plan before traveling. He said they must know whom to live with, what to do in the city, and where to go if their plans do not work out.
