 Hussein Nabanga was a member of the Mele people and other Mele people (who originated from the tiny island of Imere Tenuku) were the earliest to follow.Now there are Muslims throughout many other islands in Vanuatu.Currently there is registered Islamic society looking after religious matters, Muhammad Sadiq Sambo from Mele Village is the current president of the society,The first mosque in Vanuatu was established in 1992, in Mele Village in the outskirts of Port Vila.