The family of Datu Vicente S. Amboy, the vice- tribal chief
of Barangay Sua-on in Kapalong town, who was gunned down by four unidentified
gunmen is blaming the New People’s Army for the killing, a police official
said.
“It was confirmed by the family through the revelation of
his wife, Mrs. Lilibeth Amboy that it was the group of NPA who killed Datu
Vicente Amboy,” Police Chief Inspector Michael Seguido said in an interview
with DavaoToday on Friday, February 26.
Seguido said that Amboy was killed by unidentified gunmen on Tuesday afternoon in his farm
at Purok 13, Barangay Sua-on, Kapalong in Davao del Norte.
Amboy was shot in the head and several parts of his body
using a long and short fire arms, killing him instantly, said Seguido.
During the investigation, a relative of the victim turned
over one bullet of caliber.45 pistol and one spent bullet of a caliber 7.62mm ,
according to Sequido. “The evidence will be submitted for ballistic
exam.”
Seguido said that the assailants, while about to shoot the
victim, reportedly called Amboy as “sagbot ka sa katilingban” ()
He alleged that Amboy, 56, currently the Purok Leader Purok
4 in Barangay Sua-on, was formerly linked with the communist movement in Davao
del Norte.
“Our interview with the
neighborhood revealed that the victim was allegedly formerly connected with the
NPA. During his term as Purok Leader, he was denounced as land grabber in his
own barangay,” said Seguido.
Meanwhile, the NPA has not yet issued a statement owning up
to the killing of Amboy. Police authorities from Barangay Sua-on have
started to conduct an in-depth investigation as to the background of the slain
Lumad leader.
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