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10-year-old Maka and 14-year-old Vakalahi reported missing

10-year-old Maka and 14-year-old Vakalahi reported missing

By Iliana Biutu
24/04/2024
10-year-old Mele Maka and 14-year-old Sidney Ilaise Tupou Vakalahi, who have been reported missing. Source : Fiji Police Force

Police are calling on the public for assistance in finding 10-year-old Mele Maka and 14-year-old Sidney Ilaise Tupou Vakalahi, who have been reported missing.

Maka was reported missing at the Nakasi Police Station after she failed to return home after school yesterday.

Police say search efforts conducted by her family with relatives and likely places have been negative.

Meanwhile, 14-year-old Vakalahi was reported missing at the Navua Police Station.

Police say Sidney, who was staying with a relative in Rovadrau in Navua, was last seen on Sunday, and search efforts conducted by family members have been futile.

If you have any information on the whereabouts of the two, you can contact Crime Stoppers at 919, the Eastern Division Command Center at 9905563, and the Southern Division Command Center at 9905529.

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