RSIPF warns communities of UXO Operations at Foxwood area

The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Team will be conducting a Render Safe Procedure (RSP) to a live bomb found at the Foxwood area in North Guadalcanal tomorrow (12 April 2023).

Officer In-charge (OIC) of EOD, Inspector Clifford Tunuki says, “The task will be carried out not far from the Foxwood highway road before the Tina road junction and will be active from 8am to 1pm.”

OIC Tunuki says, “Workers, farmers, hunters and the general public in and around the Tenaru, Foxwood, Tina road junction and the surrounding areas are kindly warned to keep out from the area while the operation is in progress.”

Inspector Tunuki says, “Safe evacuations of people and road blocks will be enforced within those mention areas.The tasks will be carried on the said date and times only and the mentioned communities are urged to cooperate with police so that we have this operation safely conducted and completed in a timely manner.”

Mr Tunuki says, “It advisable to continue to report any sightings of any unexploded bombs through the Police free toll line 999 or the RSIPF EOD mobile 7495215 or report it to any nearest Police Stations.”