This comes after they were promised by the then Central Bougainville MP that their funds would be reimbursed once the bridge was complete.
Maya Tunjio a local from the Kabaku area which is the site of the Kabaku bridge told Loop PNG that he had invested up to K111,000 from his own pocket .
He said the bridge was seen as a necessity because the villagers were finding it difficult to transport commodities like cocoa and other produce to the market for their livelihood.