TANUDAN, Kalinga --
Police killed Kalinga private armed group leader Geofrey Banya-ao in a firefight
with his group the Dec. 2 in this remote hinterland village.
Banya-ao’s brother
Alfred was wounded in the skirmishes but fled with other members of the
criminal gang.
The group leader,
hunted for murder and frustrated murder, fought it out with special units of
policemen who served a warrant of arrest to the fugitive in his lair in Mt.
Balaug in Tanudan, said Cordillera police director Chief Supt. Benjamin
Magalong.
One policeman was also
wounded in the firefight.
Magalong said the Cordillera
police will up its drive against private armed groups in the region and account
all loose firearms ahead of the 2013 polls.
Earlier, Abra’s top most
wanted private armed group leader PrudencioBritanico, Jr. was also cornered in
Manila with his aide.
Banya-ao bros were ambushed by combined RMG,local PNP and 2 identified CPLA members Telles Iwangga and Body Lingbawan.The recovered M-16 claimed by the PNP was planted.Iwangga and Lingbawan avenged their personal grudged to the Banya-ao bros.who are their second cousins.These is clan war bet two faction but the PNP tagged them as armed group.
ReplyDeleteThere is no firefight took place bec the suspects was shot armless,PNP always used this tactic to justified their action.Witnesses on the scene identified Telles Iwangga and Body Lingbawan who are members of the defunct CPLA were the guides or who may killed Jeffrey Banyao-ao and wounded Albert Banya-ao as revenged of the on-going clan war bet the two faction.
ReplyDeleteThere is no firefight took place bec the suspects was shot armless,PNP always used this tactic to justified their action.Witnesses on the scene identified Telles Iwangga and Body Lingbawan who are members of the defunct CPLA were the guides or who may killed Jeffrey Banyao-ao and wounded Albert Banya-ao as revenged of the on-going clan war bet the two faction.
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