Residents of Maleai village, Shortland islands were terrorized early this morning after armed men believed to be from Bougainville invaded and raided the home of a Chinese businessman on the island and allegedly escaped with a hefty amount of cash.
Chief Edward Kingmele from Maleai Village said the attack occured very early in the morning when everybody was still asleep.
“About half past six this morning men from Bougainville landed on Maleai village and raided a home belonging to a Chinese , and removed unofficially I heard was about two hundred to three hundred thousand dollars,” he said.
