TOP STORIES Youths Caught In The Act Of A Cult Initiation
A cult initiation was busted by police and the University of PNG security last Saturday resulting in the arrest of 39 boys.
The boys, aged between 14 and 18, were caught drinking hombrew and were in the middle of an initiation ceremony near the back road at Eight-Mile, behind the university Waigani campus in Moresby’s North West.
The boys are from the same school and were in the process of producing and consuming homebrew when Waigani police and Uniforce arrested them.
A green wheelie bin that was used to mix their homebrew was also confiscated in the raid.
Police station commander Jerry Yawa said that the boys were in a big group but only 39 were caught.
He confirmed that they were being questioned to find out who the ringleaders were.
“The younger boys were scared with a lot saying that they were coerced by the older boys to join.
“It was only because of intimidation that the younger boys joined the drinking session,” Mr Yawa said.
The boys spent a night in the police lockup while police were questioning the group.
“Each questioning was done individually therefore it was taking a long time but when the ringleaders are identified, we will charge them accordingly,” Mr Yawa said.
He warned that initiation groups by school students must stop because it was unbecoming of students in city schools.
Mr Yawa said parents must know at all times that their children are safe in school and also the fact that discipline begins at home.
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