Police are now taking statements of the people who live around the temples that were broken into in Nausori on Saturday night.

Police spokesperson Atunaisa Sokomuri said police have started their investigations and are hopeful to make some arrests soon.

The Kali Mata Mandir in Korociriciri, Sanatan Ramayan Mandir and the Nag Baba Kuti in Raralevu were broken into Saturday night and the thieves then tried to burn down the storeroom of the Nag Baba Kuti.

Meanwhile, the Interim Prime Minister has out rightly condemned the temple sacrileges carried out over the weekend in Nausori.

Commodore Frank Bainimarama said he is deeply concerned with the acts and have directed the Police Commissioner to carry out a full investigation into the matter.

Commodore Bainimarama said that Fiji is a multi-racial and multi-cultural country and people should learn to respect each other’s cultures and traditions.

He said sacrilege is the misuse of or disrespect shown to something sacred itself which is a criminal offence.