Media Releases

Provincial Police Commander Western Province, Chief Superintendent Mathias Lenialu calls on people living around Noro and other parts of the province to refrain from spreading rumours on sensitive issues in the communities.

This came about after the sudden death of a male person in his 20’s at Noro Western Province on 6 February 2017.

“Spreading rumours is not a good practice as it only escalates problems between parties making matters tense therefore can lead to people talking the law into their own hands,” says PPC Lenialu.

Police in Malaita Province have attended an incident where a 37-year-old male was allegedly wounded on 5 February 2018 at Namoluluka village in West Kwaio, in the Malaita Province.

It was alleged the incident occurred after an argument over suspicious sorcery. It is alleged a 30-year-old man attacked the victim with a weapon and wounded him.

Supervising Provincial Police Commander (PPC), Malaita Province, Superintendent Timothy Apaesi says, “The tense situation was brought under control after it was reported to police and we responded quickly."

Police at the Tetere Police Station in the Guadalcanal Province have uprooted 570 marijuana plants in the Guadalcanal Plains Palm Oil Limited (GPPOL) One and Totoba areas in North Guadalcanal on 3 February 2018.

Supervising Provincial Police Commander Superintendent Nixson Manetoga says, “On Saturday 3 February at about 4am Tetere Police officers raided two marijuana gardens at different locations following information from the communities.”

“The alleged suspects, who farmed the marijuana plants, fled before the police arrived,” Mr Manetoga says

The Royal Solomon Islands Police are concerned some people are using the Central Market in Honiara for illegal activities.

Provincial Police Commander, Honiara City, Chief Superintendent Alfred Uiga says, “ Such activities like sale of marijuana, kwaso (home brew), causing nuisance in the public places like the market area and consuming liquor in such areas are all offences.”

PPC Uiga says, "Police will not tolerate any one involved in such activities at the Central Market area. The market place supposed to be a crime free zone for our market vendors.”