AN alarming 37 children remain missing in Fiji from the 723 cases reported to police over the past five years.
The statistics for those unaccounted for since 2014 include 23 females and 14 males.
The revelation was made by Minister for Defence, National Security and Foreign Affairs, Inia Seruiratu in a written response to questions asked in Parliament by suspended Opposition MP Pio Tikoduadua on August 8.
He said children go missing because of an impoverished home environment, lack of support and traumatic sexual, physical or mental experiences in or outside their homes. He also said the cost of investigating cases of missing children was “astronomical”.
