Two assailants who died during the ambush which killed Laak, Compostela Valley mayor Reynaldo Navarro in Asuncion, Davao del Norte last Wednesday (May 28) were identified by the authorities after their wives claimed their bodies on Thursday afternoon (May 29).
The two, who died in a firefight with Navarro's security escorts, were identified as Nestor Torredes and Simeon Roma. Their wives said that they were not aware of the activities of their husbands, nor did they know who their spouses were working for.
The police, however, admitted that despite the identification of the two assailants, they are still clueless about the motive behind the murder of Mayor Navarro especially since the New People's Army (NPA) denied they had a hand in the ambush.
In a statement released by the NPA Regional Operations Command Southern Mindanao Region, the group said did not consider mayor Navarro "an enemy that warrants a standing order or a recipient of a death sentence."
The rebel group earlier accused Navarro of being one of the big four logging lords in Compostela Valley. The mayor however denied the accusation.
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