A ranking leader of the Revolutionary Proletarian Army-Alex
Boncayao Brigade, who survived an ambush perpetrated by alleged New People’s
Army rebels, although injured, is now in stable condition, Senior Supt. Milko
Lirazan, Negros Occidental police director, yesterday said.
Geovannie Banista, alias Ka Amor, who was driving a
motorcycle, was ambushed by four suspected NPA rebels on Friday in Sitio Ilan,
Brgy. Locotan, Kabankalan
City
Lirazan said Banista, who is the district commander of the
RPA-ABB in southern Negros , sustained multiple
gunshot wounds. He, however, miraculously survived the attempt on his life, he
added.
Empty shells of an M-16 armalite rifle, AK 47 assault rifle
and ,45 caliber pistol were recovered at the scene of the incident by the
police.
Col. Jon Aying, 303rd Infantry Brigade commander, yesterday
condemned the latest attack against a leader of the RPA-ABB, who is now a
civilian, and described it a “desperation attempt” of the NPA.
“They (NPA) think that killing people will make them win the
war,” Aying said.
Military records show that Aying was instrumental in
bringing Banista and Ka Malvar, who was killed by the NPA in previous years, to
the peace table in southern Negros , while he
was still the commander of the 61st Infantry Battalion.
Aying said Banista has been marked for liquidation by the
NPA for 15 years now.
He added that the attempt to kill Banista will have an
effect on the ongoing closure peace agreement between the RPA-ABB and the
government.
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