It’s barely been a week without severe incidents resulting in loss of life in our country. Two men were reported dead last week to the Samoa Police Prisons & Corrections Services.
One of the serious incidents resulting in death involved an altercation on the island of Savaii, between the villages of Fagafau and Samata i Tai.
Samoa Newshub questioned Deputy Commissioner of Police Papali’i Monalisa Tiai Keti, who stated that as of yesterday, there is no definitive answer regarding the cause of these disputes.
“The initial information brought to our office in Tuasivi is that these altercations are due to land issues. The authorities are working to verify this,” she said.
This incident occurred on the night of the previous Sunday.
Another young man was found dead in Faleula Uta, and Papali’i stated that two individuals have been detained by Police in relation to this case.
The Deputy Commissioner mentioned that the incident happened on the night of Thursday and continued into early Friday morning.
Detailed investigations by Police are ongoing to uncover the roots of these incidents that have claimed the lives of these young men.
Tala na tusia e Cena Lātu i le gagana Samoa
E toalua na faamauina le maliliu i le vaiaso ua mavae
E le’o asa lava se vaiaso ma le tulai mai o faalavelave matuia e maimau ai soifua i lo tatou atunuu. E toalua alii ua lipotia i le Matagaluega o Leoleo, Falepuipui ma le Ola Toe Fuataina le maliliu i le vaiaso ua tuanai.
O le tasi o faalavelave ogaoga na afua ai le maliu o le isi taulealea, o se vevesi tele na tupu i le motu i Savaii, i le va o le afioaga o Fagafau ma le afioaga o Samata i Tai.
Na fesiligia e le Samoa Newshub le Sui Komesina o Leoleo le afioga ia Papalii Monalisa Tiai Keti ma na ia saunoa e oo mai i le aso ananafi, e le’o iai se tali maumautūtū i le mafuaaga o nei fe’ese’esea’iga.
“E pau lava le uluai faamatalaga na fa’ao’o ane i le matou ofisa i Tuasivi, o vevesi nei e mafua mai ona o fanua. Olo’o galulue foi la iai Malu o le Mālo olo’o nafa ma lea matāupu, e saili pe fa’amaonia.”
O le fa’alavelave lenei na tula’i mai i le po o le Aso Sa na mavae atu.
O le isi taule’ale’a na maua lona tino maliu i Faleula Uta ma na saunoa Papali’i, e to’alua i la’ua ua taofia mai e le Matāgaluega ona o lenei matāupu.
O le po o le Aso Tofi a malama le Aso Faraile, na ta’ua e le Sui Komesina na tupu ai le fa’alavelave.
Olo’o fa’agasolo pea suesuega auiliili a le Matāgaluega i a’a o nei fa’alavelave ua fano ai soifua o nai nei foi alo talavou.