WFC, this is the story promised earlier. Sorry it’s late. More details will be sent soon.
THE MURDER OF NIMILOTE VEREBASAGA (NV)
Names of some Soldiers who were involved in the Murder of Nimilote Verebasaga
1. Maika from Koro island
2. Alipate Rabitu, brother of Rabitu sisters who were/are part of Netball Fiji, Fijian affairs employee who works as a driver for the Tailevu Provincial Council in the day and puts on his uniform at night.
3. Johnny, a TF, taxi driver, part-Indian/Fijian, eye-witness
4. two others from Vugalei whose names will be given soon
Alipate Rabitu works in the daytime for the Tailevu Provincial Council based in Nausori Town, but wears his army uniform at night. It is sickening to see Alipate Rabitu continuing to work for the Council, which would be expected to on the side of indigenous people, or at the very least the Tailevu people, yet the Council employs people like Rabitu who murder fellow Fijians/Tailevuans. People in Rabitu’s village of Naila (outside Nausori) have started to call him a murderer in his face
Maika from Koro island, resides in Togadravu Village, but left that village straight after the murder and went into hiding until he was caught by the Police in a raid at his sister’s place in Raiwai. He was taken to Nausori police station. Before finally catching him, Police kept quizzing his wife of his whereabouts but they were given the run-around until they caught him.
Enter Teleni & Bainimarama
Maika was caught, and taken to Nausori Police Station. He was later released to two Army officers who were given clear instructions to come and collect Maika from the Police. Armed with a mobile phone, these two army officers dialled a number and gave the phone to selected Police officers in Nausori, who quickly found out that the voice on the other side wanting to talk with them belonged to none other than Captain Esala Teleni (Deputy Army Commander and since then the new Police Commissioner and promoted to Commodore), and Bainimarama, who threateningly and menacingly inquired with them why they were still pursuing the Verebasaga case. These two Army thugs or bullies (Teleni & Bainimarama) then told the investigating police officers in no uncertain terms over the phone to find a new job …etc. Now that Teleni has taken over the reigns of the Police Force, he is expected to close down the investigation into Verebasaga’s murder case, and kick out these police officers who were investigating the murder.
Johnny, the other soldier in the group who was a best friend of Nimilote, also drove taxi with him when he was not wearing an army uniform, did not want to take part in the murder, but the other soldiers forced him to. He was even beaten up that same night by his colleagues, for not assisting them in beating up his good friend NV.
Another soldier is from Vugalei. Most of these soldiers are from Tailevu Province.
Verebasaga never caused any problem with the Army. That fateful night he was sleeping with his two daughters, who woke up just in time to see their father being taken away. It was to be the last time they would see their father alive.
Verebasaga has/had friends in the army, who have helped identify the murderers. These relatives were very sad when they learned about the killing of NV. Some of them also saw the dead body of NV, as early as one and a half hour after being taken from his home.
Two policemen, one from Tokatoka, one from Buretu, who are close relatives of NV were witnesses of the brutal killing. Nimilote’s family members know the two police officers personally. These policemen told the story of what happened to NV. When the Army found out that these two had spilled the beans, they were taken up to the army camp, made to crawl and other punishment was done to them because they told the story. But as expected these two couldn’t hold back but had to tell because they knew Verebasaga personally.
It seems that the Tailevu Provincial Council is using the army to do their dirty jobs, using one of the workers to do it. Council driver Alipate Rabitu brags to others in the daytime about the unlawful activities mandhandling, harassing, activities that he does in the nights. We have witnessed his handicapped children. Now Nimilote’s blood is on his head and his descendants. And those in the Tailevu council who got him to do their dirty business.
All these information is known among Rabitu’s fellow villagers. Rabitu even told the story himself to the girl he is sleeping with right now (not even his wife knows about this and his affairs), very young girl from the nearby village (veiyala)
Directive from RFMF is that whenever any of these police officers try to interrogate Rabitu, Rabitu is to report it straight away to Army HQ…. who will punish these police officers ….
It would seem that the issue in the NV murder case is the dispute about the title of the Tui Nakelo. One faction is led by Ratu Ravuama, assistant Roko Tui Tailevu, a nephew of Ratu Manasa Talakuli (husband of Adi Samanunu Talakuli of Bau, former Fiji High Commissioner to Malaysia) who is a contender to the title. Ratu Manasa, according to the Veitarogi Vanua, is from Kiuva (where Bainimarama comes from (his roots can be traced to Gau island in the Lomaiviti group), and is also a close relative of VB, the Army Commander and Interim PM.
The other faction is of Ratu Vula, who, according to Veitarogi Vanua is registered twice, to his mother’s side and to his father’s side. But he is the rightful Tui Nakelo, according to the VeitarogiVanua. NV’s family/clan is on Ratu Vula’s side to take the title of Tui Nakelo, because they have evidence that he is the rightul owner of the title. Ratu Manasa can’t be Tui Nakelo because he’s from Kiuva.
Why is NV’s family involved? Ratu Manasa and his family, including the Assistant Roko Tui Tailevu’s family, have been claiming the Verebasaga family land as theirs, for years, but the NLTB with written documents have given NV’s family a lot of documents showing that NV’s family are legal and rightful owners of the land.
A week before NV’s murder, Army started to harass two of NV’s brother’s sons (late teens - early youth age), made them crawl, asked them questions on issues that only the Tailevu Provincial Council officers or insiders knew about. How were these two innocent youth to know about these things? This is where the Provincial Council is believed to have a hand in this murder, if not officially, at least by one of its senior officers.
WHY KILL NV? He is a registered surveyor, he knows the map, the land, the NLTB documents, in short, he knew the truth.
To his village and his mataqali, Nimilote is a savior, being instrumental in returning to his clan the land which Ratu Ravuama and his uncle Ratu Manasa Talakuli and his family, who are originally from Kiuva, have been using and abusing ….
Now we know why the Army came in – the connection from Kiuva; why the Tailevu Council came in – the connection from Ratu Ravuama; why an employee of the Council was used – because the Roko Tui Tailevu, Ratu Ravuama is from Kiuva
This story is known amongst families and friends. This is how far the Army has gone in their Clean-up campaign
It seems that this is a different coup in that all kinds of agendas are on the table, personal, traditional, …etc.