Fiji Council of Social Services (FCOSS) has warned that we have to prepare ourselves to see more children in conflict with the law.
Chief Executive Officer Vani Catanasiga highlighted this while responding to Attorney-General Siromi Turaga’s revelation at the Lomaiviti Provincial Council meeting last week that schoolchildren were being used to peddle the highly addictive illegal drug methamphetamine, commonly known as ‘ice’.
She said a concerted and coordinated approach was needed to tackle this issue from various angles.
She said if not resolved there could be a drop in education attainment rates and pressure on national social services systems.
Methodist Church in Fiji and Rotuma president the Rev Ili Vunisuwai believed poverty was the root cause of the problem.
He said the issue was serious and the Government, church and vanua should come together to solve the issue.
