Wednesday, November 5, 2025
With the government’s Special Police Assistance Program under the Marape-Roso Government, the refleeting program in RPNGC continues with the aim of doing away with hired vehicles for the police department.
With the funding that was allocated to RPNGC in the 2024 budget for the SPAP program, so far more than three hundred vehicles have been delivered to police commands throughout the country.
Acting Assistant Commissioner of Police Logistics Chris Smith, while presenting thirteen new marked police vehicles to NCD/Central Command, confirmed that most of the hired police vehicles had been returned to their owners. He said RPNGC is now using their own vehicles in most areas, while a few hired vehicles are still being used, which they are working on to replace.
ACP Smith said the six Toyota Land Cruisers 10-seater and the seven JAC Double Cabin vehicles will be donated to specialist sections within NCD/Central, and one 10-seater will be given to the Bomana Driving School. He stated that the vehicle given to Bomana Driving School will be under the command of NCD/Central Command and will be used specifically for police driving practical classes that the management has planned for in the future.
He mentioned that the other sections receiving vehicles include the Forensic Unit, CID Boroko, Dog Unit, NCD Task Force, Central Highway Patrol, and Nine Mile Police Station. He noted that the Dog Unit will receive four JAC vehicles, while two JAC vehicles will go to CID Boroko and one to Forensic Gordons.
He further added that two 10-seaters were given to the Highway Patrol, two to NCD/Task Force, one to Nine Mile Police Station, and one to Bomana Driving School.
ACP Smith, while presenting the keys to NCD/Central Commander Benjamin Turi and NCD Metropolitan Superintendent, Warrick Simatab, stated that the vehicles given will not be handed over to those sections that still have outstanding old vehicles that need to be returned to the police workshop for BOS. He also added that those sections using hired vehicles will have to return the hired vehicles before they are given their section vehicles.
Commander Turi, while receiving the keys to the new vehicles, assured ACP Smith that the vehicles that are not running and are kept at the police houses will be acquitted and taken back to the logistics division.
Commander Turi and Metsupt Simatab, while receiving the keys, thanked the government and the RPNGC Management for the logistical support that will now boost the morale of the police officers in the command to perform their duty.
They all agreed that the allocation of vehicles from each section to the drivers will be done by their immediate commanders, who think the drivers are confident and can look after the cars to serve their purpose.
The vehicles are now at the Boroko Workshop car park to be handed over to the mentioned units and stations when they bring the hired vehicles and other BOS vehicles that each section has in their possession.
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