A social commentator in Papua New Guinea says widespread fear of kidnappers harvesting organs may have been whipped up to foment civil unrest.
Social media posts about the kidnappings have been called fake news by the police.
But the commentator, Martyn Namorong, told Ben Robinson Drawbridge - Port Moresby has been gripped by mass paranoia.
Martyn Namorong, a Papua New Guinea writer and social commentator. Photo: RNZ / Johnny Blades