By SAMPSON BONAI in Wau
POLICE infrastructure at remote Garaina in Bulolo is rundown and needs to be urgently renovated.
Police reservist Steven Sep, who has singlehandedly maintained law-and-order in Garaina for the last 15 years, said the Police Department has forgotten about Garaina.
"Police infrastructure such as housing and the police station are completely rundown," he said.
"It's not fit for any policeman to live in and perform policing duties in Garaina.
"The four two-bedroom police houses are completely run down with leaking roofs, broken walls and flooring.
"The houses, which were built during the colonial era, have not seen any maintenance work being carried on them for many years."
Sep has had to use his own money to purchase materials to maintained the house.
"There is leakage in the roof and whenever it rains we always put empty pots under to collect water," he said.
The lone policeman said the crumbling police station was far worse.
There has been no maintenance whatsoever.
Part of the station was burnt down.
The general duties office is in a complete mess without any proper equipment such as desks, chairs and filing cabinet.
Old broken desks and tables are scattered everywhere.
Old files are left lying around.
This is one of the filthiest and most rundown police stations in Morobe.
The walls and the floors have not seen any proper maintenance work carried.
Rats and other insects have taken over the station.
The police houses and the station are slowly crumbling under the forces of nature.
The department continues to turn a blind eye to its current deteriorating state.
The cell block is a registered cell.
Sep still uses it to lock up suspects and transfer to Lae to appear in court.
The reservist from nearby Sopa village in Garaina has experienced a lot of hardship performing his police duties over the last15 years.
POLICE infrastructure at remote Garaina in Bulolo is rundown and needs to be urgently renovated.
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| Lone Garaina policeman Steven Sep pointing to the partly burnt police station building there. It requires urgent maintenance work.~Pictures by SAMPSON BONAI |
Police reservist Steven Sep, who has singlehandedly maintained law-and-order in Garaina for the last 15 years, said the Police Department has forgotten about Garaina.
"Police infrastructure such as housing and the police station are completely rundown," he said.
"It's not fit for any policeman to live in and perform policing duties in Garaina.
"The four two-bedroom police houses are completely run down with leaking roofs, broken walls and flooring.
"The houses, which were built during the colonial era, have not seen any maintenance work being carried on them for many years."
Sep has had to use his own money to purchase materials to maintained the house.
"There is leakage in the roof and whenever it rains we always put empty pots under to collect water," he said.
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| Lone Garaina policeman Steven Sep with his wife and children in front of their rundown two-bedroom police house there. |
The lone policeman said the crumbling police station was far worse.
There has been no maintenance whatsoever.
Part of the station was burnt down.
The general duties office is in a complete mess without any proper equipment such as desks, chairs and filing cabinet.
Old broken desks and tables are scattered everywhere.
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| Policeman Steven Sep inside the general duties office at Garaina Police Station. It is in a complete mess and has not seen any maintenance work for many years |
Old files are left lying around.
This is one of the filthiest and most rundown police stations in Morobe.
The walls and the floors have not seen any proper maintenance work carried.
Rats and other insects have taken over the station.
The police houses and the station are slowly crumbling under the forces of nature.
The department continues to turn a blind eye to its current deteriorating state.
The cell block is a registered cell.
Sep still uses it to lock up suspects and transfer to Lae to appear in court.
The reservist from nearby Sopa village in Garaina has experienced a lot of hardship performing his police duties over the last15 years.
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