BY RODRICK DESURI
Auki
Auki Police in Malaita Province have confirmed that they have returned stolen materials (ropes) belonging to the Taba’a Sanctuary Seaweed Farming Association in West Kwaio.
The ropes were funded by the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources (MFMR) under a fisheries project for the Taba’a Sanctuary Seaweed Farming Association in West Kwaio.
A report from the Taba’a Sanctuary Seaweed Farming Association stated that the person who mistakenly took the materials pretended to be one of the association’s executive members when he obtained the materials from the ministry on an unknown date.
The report indicated that the seaweed materials (ropes) include 318 coils of rope for transplanting of the seaweeds which cost $78,876 SBD.
In an interview with the Malaita Provincial Police Commander, Superintendent Michael Ramosaea stated that the materials (ropes) were returned by community members in Ward 28 on Sunday, May 25.
He said the materials are now at the police station and will be kept at the police station until a representative of Taba’a Sanctuary Seaweed Farming Association comes to claim them.
“We have returned the stolen ropes from community members in Ward 28 yesterday.
“We will keep the ropes at the police station until a true representative of Taba’a Sanctuary Seaweed Farming Association comes before we hand the ropes over to them,” he said.
The commander appeals to communities in Malaita Province to do something that does not break the law of the country.
“I appeal to our people in our rural communities to do the right thing and not get involved in any activity that costs and affects your families,” he said.
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