Police
today said the four persons believed to have been summarily executed in a
remote village here Monday have been identified.
After
learning of a radio report about the discovery of four dead men on a roadside
in North Cotabato , a village councilman from
nearby Datu Montawal, Maguindanao immediately rushed to Makilala and positively
identified the victims.
Mamaluba
Enggano, village councilman of Datu Montawal, identified the victims as Kalid
Kamama and Bulantoy Adam, both of Barangay Dungguan, Datu Montawal,
Maguindanao; Hayden Buisan and Faisal Tungganay, both of Kabacan, North
Cotabato.
Police
said residents of Barangay Sinkatulan in makilala town heard several gunshots
about 2 a.m. Monday. Two hours later, motorists passing by the national highway
found a motorbike beside the four victims slumped on the roadside.
Enggona
positively identified the victims through their faces, mobile phone and
documents found in the motorbike owned by Kamama.
Police
investigators said the victims were hogtied and had masking tapes on their
faces.
Enggona
said the victims were farmers and Habal-habal drivers operating in the Datu
Montawal-Kabacan route.
Police
found several empty shells of cal. 45 pistols at the crime scene.
Police
surmised that they could be victims of a summary execution with the manner they
were killed. Probers are now cnducting a thorough investigation of the case.
PO3
Archie Uytala, officer-on-case, said the victims could have been abducted in
Kabacan, North Cotabato, hogtied, blindfolded and brought to a remote village
in Makilala then executed.
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