34 Villagers Arrested For Riot In Ba

Police have arrested and charged 34 villagers of Nanoko for alleged riot and unlawful assembly.

Assistant Spokesperson Atunaisa Sokomuri said the 34 villagers are in custody at the Ba Police station and will appear in the Ba Magistrates court today.

The villagers of Navala and Nanoko fought over traditional fishing grounds on Wednesday which ended up in a bure being torched and a man being hospitalized.

It is alleged the villagers of Nanoko were fishing in a river yesterday when a group villagers from Navala approached them and chased them saying that the fishing ground belonged to them.

The Nanoko villagers retaliated and attacked them with knives, spears and stones.

Police are still monitoring the situation in both the villages.