Bogo task force members shot at

CEBU, Philippines - Three members of the City of Bogo Anti-Crime Task Force (CBACTAF) were shot by two unidentified men on board a motorcycle at P. Rodriguez Street, Barangay Bungtod, Bogo City, Cebu last Thursday evening.

Alexander Pedrano Suson, 22, a resident of Barangay Binabag, Bogo City, Norben Montillano Alburo, 22, living in Barangay San Vicente, Bogo City, and Daniel Chiao Nailon, 21, of Barangay Bungtod, Bogo City were shot while on duty.

Initial investigation conducted by Bogo City Police station revealed that around 11:00 p.m. of June 22, while the victims were roving along P. Rodriguez Street, two men riding a black motorcycle suddenly stopped in front of them and fired.

Suson sustained gunshot wounds on his forehead and right arm, Alburo on his left leg while Nailon was hit on his right shoulder and left side of his body. They were immediately brought to the Severo Verallo Hospital but Suson did not reach the hospital alive.

Alburo and Nailon were later on transferred to Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center (VSMMC) for further medical treatment.

Responding police officers were able to recover 26 pieces of empty shells of 9 mm machine pistol from the crime scene.

PO3 Allan Dosdos, police investigator of Bogo City Police station told The FREEMAN that they are still conducting further investigation with help from the Scene of the Crime Operatives (SOCO) to identify the motive and to arrest the perpetrators.

Cebu Provincial Police Director Erson Digal ordered the manhunt of the gunmen, as they already identified one.

In Consolacion, a body of a dead man was found at Sitio Laray, Barangay Pitogo, last Thursday morning.

Monico Caroana Silvano, 26, delivery boy and living in Barangay Pajo, Lapu-Lapu City was found dead by one Belino Puno.

Investigation revealed that Silvano’s body had two gunshot wounds on his head.

SPO2 Arnold Omaña of the Consolacion Police Station told The FREEMAN that Silvano was last seen at around 2 p.m. that day. He was delivering some spices at the Consolacion Public Market and then went to his uncle’s house in Laray.

Silvano had a drink with his uncle Vergilio Amaba,afterwhich he also went for a drink at Belino’s house.

When they got drunk, Silvano went outside Belino’s house to sleep at a hammock.

Witnesses told the police that at around 11:00 p.m., they heard three bursts of gunfire but no one dared to check what it was.

The next morning, Belino found Silvano outside their house lying facedown with two gunshot wounds on his head. Belino immediately asked his daughter to report the incident to the police station.

SPO2 Omaña said that one of the possible motives of the said killing was revenge.

“Ingon sa ubang saksi nga tungod sa kahubog iya kuno gibastos ang mga babaye nga naa sa ila dapit. Pag-human iya sad gihasi ang mga sikad driver apan wala lang nila patuli kay hubog man,” Omaña added. — THE FREEMAN