Students fall victim to Shameful Politics in Solomon Islands.

By Andrew Fanasia Jr.

'Students fall victim to shameful politics in Solomon Islands'

Students Evacuated

Su’u National Secondary School students were evacuated from their school after they were threatened by the supporters of Mathias Olofia a candidate in West Kwaio constituency.

Joyleen Ben a school madam said that, after the election declaration on Friday for West Kwaio the supporters Olofia attacked the school property.
She said they remove and damaged the school water pump which supply the water to the school and also destroyed the entire food garden.

“They even threatened the entire school student and staff and also attacked our foreign teacher Mr. Obeni with bow and arrow,” Joyleen said yesterday at the wharf in Honiara.

“We were in fear when these supporters Olofia armed with bush knives enter the school compound on Friday,” Danny Buarobo a form 7 science student told National Express upon their arrival yesterday afternoon at the Honiara wharf.

When asked about the security, Danny said RAMSI and RSIPF arrived on Saturday night by boat and helicopter to assist and also control the situation.

“They escorted us (student) in their trucks from school down to the wharf early this morning (yesterday) to board the ship,” Danny said.

Joyleen said that, they have done such action against the school because they (supporters) were claiming that the students and staff of Su’u school must have some affiliation with former Member of Parliament Mr. Peter Tom which he retain his seat for West Kwaio constituency.

She confirmed that all the students were evacuated from the school yesterday morning boarding MV Daystar to Honiara yesterday leaving most of the staff to look after the school with the assistants of RAMSI and our local police.
Meanwhile, Joyleen said they are hoping that they will resolve this disagreement as soon as possible “so that our student will get back to school.”