Commissioner of Police Brigadier General Sitiveni Qiliho.

The Police Commissioner Brigadier General Sitiveni Qiliho says they cannot position officers at every inch of the ground.

This is considering Fiji’s geography.

Qiliho was responding to questions on how a man who managed to sneak past the police checkpoint and get inside the Lautoka confined area.

“Terrain we are dealing with in the Lautoka area is rugged hill country. There are rivers, creeks, thick and dense forest areas, seafront that we need to deal with and that’s all we have to look after and you know we cannot position policemen at every inch of that ground. There are gaps that we rely on the responsibility of people and also covered with the technology that we’ve recently acquired”.

Brigadier General Qiliho says they will continue to beef up t operations and will not tolerate any curfew or lockdown breaches as well as social gatherings.

Meanwhile, the Police is yet to establish a temporary confinement or holding area for Fijians who continue to breach the curfew and lockdown.

The Commissioner says they’re currently mobilizing resources and manpower for the effective implementation of this temporary initiative to assist the Health Ministry.

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