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unusual facts about Land Force Commander



Samuela Matakibau

Land Force Commander Colonel Pita Driti said that illegal possession of weapons was only one of a number of misbehaviours for which Matakibau had been under investigation for some time.

Tevita Mara

This position is the fourth highest in the Fijian Military, behind that of the Military Commander (Commodore Frank Bainimarama), Deputy Commander and Chief of Staff RFMF (Captain Esala Teleni) and the Land Force Commander (Lieutenant Colonel Pita Driti).


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Ballu Khan

The Fiji Sun reported on 25 October 2006 that Colonel Pita Driti, the Land Force Commander, had condemned Khan for employing former Counter Revolutionary Warfare Unit (CRW) soldiers as bodyguards.

Tupou Draunidalo

Colonel Pita Driti, the Military's Land Force Commander, revealed that military officers had found Draunidalo by accident while searching for someone else, but arrested her for having "incited the public to oppose the military led government".