27/01/2026
📢Notice Board
Two Mile Today, Another Settlement Tomorrow
Everyone in Port Moresby is cheering. Almost everyone around Papua New Guinea is happy. The police and the Defence Force moved into Two Mile and wiped the settlement out. That place was a breeding ground for criminals. No argument there. Houses destroyed. People chased out. State land cleared. Congratulations. People feel good watching the videos.
But let’s face reality, not emotions. In those videos, you can see how angry the police and Defence Force were. They told people to leave. They told them to p**s off and never come back. Go anywhere, just go. That sounds strong on camera, but strong words don’t solve real problems.
Because where exactly are these people supposed to go?
People like to say, “Go back to your village.” That sounds nice, but it’s disconnected from reality. Many of them can’t go back. Some left their provinces years ago. Some have no land there. Some have family problems. Some don’t even know where to start again. Going back to the village is not an option for many of them. There is no way to go.
This is Port Moresby. It’s a mix of people from everywhere. Different provinces. Different backgrounds. When you remove them from Two Mile with nothing, they don’t disappear. They move to the nearest settlement. Five Mile. Badili. Hanua Bada. Anywhere they can fit in.
And when they move, the problems move too.
Crime doesn’t end. It relocates. Today you celebrate Two Mile being cleared. Tomorrow you’ll complain about crime rising somewhere else. Same people. Same anger. New location.
Let’s be honest. Not everyone there was a criminal. Yes, criminals were hiding there. But there were also families, children, old people. When you destroy everything, you don’t separate criminals from innocent people. You scatter everyone.
Treating people like animals doesn’t bring peace. They are human beings. Angry, desperate human beings. And desperate people don’t suddenly become good citizens just because you yelled at them with a gun.
If the government, NCD, and the police are serious, then stop pretending. Eviction without relocation is failure. Shifting people around is not leadership.
The hard truth is this. Either relocate people properly with land and control, or remove all settlements equally. No favorites. No selective enforcement. Remove them all if that’s the policy.
Because what’s happening now feels good on video, feels powerful today, but it’s setting up a bigger mess tomorrow.
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