POLICE MEDIA
APRIL 22 2022
Assistant Commissioner NCD/Central Anthony Wagambie Jnr has welcomed 126 police reservists, who passed out from the Bomana Correctional Services Training College recently, to the National Capital District (NCD)/Central Command.
Wagambie Junior said the bulk of the 126 reservists were middle-class citizens of various professional backgrounds including lawyers, engineers, accountants and private entrepreneurs, including a former PNG Defence Force officer.
He said each of the reservists were subjected to a stringent screening process before they were selected and trained as reservists.
The Reservist programme was jointly funded by the Australian Federal Police (AFP) and the Royal PNG Constabulary (RPNGC) through the PNG-Australia Policing Partnership Programme, specifically to increase manpower for the 2022 National General Election.
Wagambie Jr said these men and women had volunteered to serve as members of the Constabulary because of their passion to serve their people in the community, and not because they wanted to have a paid job.
He said their involvement in frontline policing would boost the morale of regular members, and also impact positively on the image and profile of the Constabulary.
NCD Metropolitan Superintendent Gideon Ikumu and senior RPNGC and AFP officers were present to witness the official deployment parade, staged at the Badili Police Station in the NCD recently.
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