PNG Power Ltd confirms there was an
armed robbery at its Gordon Business Centre within the Datec complex around 10
am yesterday (Friday) morning.
“It is believed the motive behind the
robbery was to steal money as armed men walked into the office, jumped over the
counter and demanded money to be released from the office safe,” said PNG Power
CEO Tony Koiri.
“No
staff or customers were harmed during the incident.
“The Gordon office is now closed until
Monday as staff who were traumatised from the robbery were told to lay off from
work until then.
“All
customers are therefore informed that the office will re-open again on Monday.
“At this stage, not much information is
available into the robbery as PPL and the Police Criminal Investigation
Division (CID) are conducting investigations into the matter.
“PNG Power also advises that starting
next week, cash payments at all our business centres will be ceased and
customers will be asked to make payments through EFTPOS.
“This decision is made in light of the
latest incident and will ensure that no big amount of cash is handled at the
business centre.
“PNG Power regrets the
unfortunate inconvenience caused to its customers who access the Gordon
Business Centre.”
Unfortunate incident. Glad to know that they are taking measures for the safety of their staff & clients.
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