Wainadoi Villagers Worry About Border Visitors, Take Own Safety Measures

Thirty-two families of Wainadoi Vil­lage have gone under strict lockdown following the increase in number of visitors at the containment border, metres away from the village. The concerned vil­lagers are not leaving any stones unturned when it comes to the security and safety of members of the village.

Villager, Makario Cakaniwalu said while they are happy with the continuous Police surveillance at the border, the villagers are now concerned with the increasing num­ber of visitors there after the lifting of the Western border.

“We understand that months of lockdown is taking a toll on the people and they have to visit the containment border to carry out their business, but we are concerned that the Western Division is still recording positive COVID numbers and there is no containment border to stop people’s move­ment,” said Mr Cakaniwalu.

Another villager, Paula Tora, said while they cannot stop people’s movement out­side the village, they have implemented their own lockdown safety measures for people within the village.

He said the only movement allowed in and out of the village was to buy food, medical need or essential work.

Simioni Culati said their village was liter­ally a stone throw away from the contain­ment border, and they ensured that there was no contact made between the visitors and the villagers.

Acting Police Commissioner, Rusiate Tudravu said officers manning the Waina­doi borders were not only made up of offic­ers in the Southern Division, but are being supported by officers from other units and Police headquarters that are stuck on the other side of the border as they reside in Wainadoi and beyond.

Police officers based on both end of the borders record and monitor movements of all borders visitors and ensure there is no safety breach.

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