DC Matanga visit Malu’u Police Station and have a brief discussion with police officers
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Deputy Commissioner (DC) Operations of the Royal Solomon Island Police Ms Juanita Matanga have visited Maluu Police Station as part of her provincial tour in Malaita Province to give moral support to frontline police officers.
DC Matanga who accompanied by the Malaita Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Superintendent Leslie Kili had a muster with the police officers at Malu’u police station to discuss different policing issues.
Some issues highlighted during the meeting is logical support in terms of sea and land mobility do effective policing in Northern region of Malaita Province as the office vehicle and boat were breakdown.
Other issue also discussed during the muster is manpower for Malu’u police station. Since the population in the northern region now growing very fast and the policing areas Maluu officers look after is very big, there is a need for increase of manpower to do daily police business.
In respond to the officers concerns, DC Mantanga says, “First of all let me acknowledge all your good work to keep Malu’u police station running. It is not easy to do policing without logistical support.”
She says, “As support is under way to rectify issues with the logistic to move officers to attend to reports, I guess at this point of time community engagement is very important. As officers, it is very important to work close with the communities. I am sure some people in the community and our leaders are willing to work with us as they are our stallholders.”
Malaita Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Superintendent Leslie Kili says, “The issue with manpower to Malu’u I am liaising with Honiara base office to send an Inspector and Staff Sergeant position to manage the station and we will work together to look at possibilities of increasing manpower but it depend much on availability of house for our officers to come and work here at Malu’u station.”
The visiting team also have a privileged to engage with teacher of Arnon Atomea school staffs. During the discussion they raised some issues that need improvement in terms of policing at Malu’u.