THE Police Regional Office-10 based in Camp Vicente Alagar here has arrested three individuals allegedly involved in the ambush of Lanao del Sur Gov. Mamintal Adiong, early this morning.
In a phone interview Friday, March 10, PRO-10 spokesperson P/Maj. Joann Navarro identified the three suspects as Palawan Salem Macalbo, Nagac Dimatangkil Baratomo, and Aminoden Dimatingkal Mandoc.
She said the three were arrested at 4:30 am, today at Sitio Panamsamo, Barangay Ninoy Aquino, Kalilangan town in Bukidnon province when police served the standing warrants of arrest. Navarro added that the operation was jointly carried out by the Kalilangan town police and the Provincial Police Office of Lanao del Sur.
“The three suspects are among those labeled as John Does at the beginning of the investigation but were later identified by eyewitnesses of the ambush of Gov. Adiong on February 17,” Navarro said.
Macalbo has standing warrants for two counts of murder and one count of frustrated murder, Navarro bared.
“We also received information from our counterparts in the (Bangsamoro Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao) that these three suspects were involved in the ambush,” Navarro said.
She said Camp Alagar has been coordinating closely with PRO-Barmm since the creation of Special Investigation Task Group Adiong.
