3 men who robbed gold trader of P1-M hunted

TABUK CITY – Police are still trying to locate three men who robbed a gold buyer from Hingyon, Ifugao of more than P1 million and expensive cellphone by three men who manhandled and nearly killed him on Jan. 12 around 1:30 p.m.

Police named the victim as Ramon Tomas Nagangi, 54,who was robbed in his residence here at 2nd floor, Indayao Building, Bulanao Centro.

Police said the victim was in his room, when somebody knocked his door. When he opened it, one of the suspects who was wearing sunglasses, white t-shirt and camouflage pants grabbed him and pointed a gun. Two other men choked and wrestled the victim down to the floor and tied his hands with packaging tape. His legs were also tied using a belt, then they covered his mouth and eyes with packaging tape. The third suspect served as look out.  The suspects took the victim’s cellphone worth P22,600 and forcibly opened two drawers and took the victim’s cash amounting to P1, 004, 000 then fled to unknown direction.