Solomon Islands Archbishop of the Church of Melanesia, David Vunagi, has said that public safety in Honiara is no longer guaranteed.
Archbishop Vunagi said this following the fatal stabbing of a man near the Central Market in the early hours of last Saturday.
He says an unfortunate trend has emerged which has compromised the safety of those in Honiara. This included stealing, shop lifting, robbing, wounding and killing.
Archbishop Vunagi says if the motive behind the road block near the market that led to the death of the man was for purposes of extortion and robbing, then “Honiara is no longer a safe place for those who live in the city.”