Farm thieving
AS an owner of a farm at Dreketi, along the Nabouwalu highway, the biggest concern, is the thieving of livestock and crops.
Complaints by farmers to PM Voreqe Bainimarama during the recent talanoa session that theft of cattle and goats had become a norm in the area is nothing new.
It’s happening on a daily basis and I believe there is a market for these stolen produce run by middlemen crooks who buy these stolen items from the base crooks along the highway with most of the goods ending in urban centres on the mainland.
I’ve lost goats and crops and even farm equipment! Many of these thieves use horses and they carry out their corrupt business at night. It has indeed become a norm for thieving young men in most farming areas of our country.
Beefing up patrols will not deter these thieves as they have already worked out how to beat the system.
Theft is something that seriously needs to be dealt with. We’ve become a people who will steal anything and everything without feeling guilt or regret. Imagine what that means for the future! Such acts have the ability to obliterate whatever dreams and initiatives we may have of sustainability!
Thieving should be dealt with the harshest of charges and punishment.
Currently the act of thieving has gone from bad to worse so the current solution is definitely not working.
The question to which we still need an answer is, What is the most effective way to