BY JAYNE SAFIHAO

Landowners and settlers of the Furan to Panim road in Madang Province have threatened to close the town water supply over continuous lawlessness in the area.

Thus was the general feeling of frustrations vented last week at Jomba police station when women, youth, PMV operators and Correctional Services converged to present a petition to the provincial police commander Jacob Singura.

They said daily occurrences of armed holdups, subsequent reports and the total negligence in policing this stretch of road was causing many to live in fear.