5 escapees still on the run

The Fiji Police Force are following some leads to apprehend the five prisoners who escaped from the Naboro Medium Corrections facility on Monday night.

According to police their main priority is to recapture the five escapees and as such members of the public are to be patient as road blocks are being erected during this peak hour.

The escapees still on the run are 30 year old Isoa Waqa who is serving 8 years for robbery with violence, 28 year old Solomoni Qurai who is serving a life sentence for burglary and murder, 29 year old Tevita Sugu who is serving a 13 year sentence for aggravated robbery, 25 year old Josaia Usumaki who is serving a 26 year sentence for robbery with violence and related offences and 30 year old Epeli Qaraniqio who is serving 8 years for robbery with violence.

People are reminded that harboring an escapee is a crime and they can face a prison term of two years or a fine of $5,000.

Anyone with information on the whereabouts of the 5 escapees are encouraged to call Police or the Corrections Command Centre on 3100 107.

Meanwhile police are still trying to establish whether there is a link to the five escapees and the four separate robberies that have taken place in and around Suva in the last 24 hours.

Story by: Ronal Deo