Previous leaders were negligent, says Magoi

The mining and selling of World War II weapons in Torokina is happening due to the negligence of previous leaders according to Albert Magoi, chairman of the Torokina War Relics Association.

Mr Magoi told New Dawn FM that if past leaders had done their work properly his people would not be mining the weapons today.

He said when the war ended 64 years ago no one asked the allied forces to return and remove the weapons.

It was only because of his Association that an American military team recently visited the sites, promising to return and remove everything.

He said the American soldiers should return to Bougainville next month.