The 23-year old farmer who is alleged to have breached the Lautoka lockdown by walking for about 30km to Ba to see his girlfriend has been charged and will appear in the Rakiraki Magistrates Court today.
The man has been charged with one count of Disobedience of Lawful Order.
Police say that it is alleged that the suspect had trekked on foot through the forest from Lautoka, following the logging track and descended at Namosau, Ba.
They say the matter was reported by the Turaga ni Koro of Vatukacevaceva Village, Ra.
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