By NITZ ARANCON Correspondent COUNCILOR George Goking over the weekend called on Camp Alagar to order the replacement of all members of the Cagayan de Oro City Police Office (Cocpo), citing the loss of public confidence on the local police as a result of the Oct. 23 abduction of former overseas worker Enrique “Eking” Fernandez III in Upper Carmen. Goking also hurled brickbats at the Cocpo over its failure to police its own ranks. “Mas maayo pa ang NBI (National Bureau of Investigation) kay nag-imbisigar pa sila, ug ila pa gyud nga gidakop ang mga suspect, pero ang police sa Cagayan de Oro, wala maglihok bisan pag-imbistigar na lang,” he said. Goking said he would ask the city council to pass a resolution to ask Camp Alagar to relieve all Cocpo members, from city police director Senior Supt. Ronnie Francis Cariaga down to the lowest ranking police officer. “Mas mayo kon ang tanang pulis sa Cocpo pulihan ug bag-o--kanang dili matulog sa pansitan,” he said. The councilor said local officials were dismayed because of the involvement of the head and members of an entire Cocpo unit in the Oct. 23 abduction. Goking, chair of the city council’s trade and commerce committee, said the Fernandez case had a chilling effect on the city’s business climate. “Many businessmen have been calling us up, expressing their worry because policemen turned out to be the kidnapping suspects. Businessmen fear that they could be the targets of the very people that should be securing them. It’s high time that new police officers are assigned here if only to guarantee that life and property would really be protected,” he said. Councilor Romeo Calizo said the city council’s committee on police, fire and public safety would start an inquiry into the Fernandez kidnapping, and find out what made a group of Cocpo members commit something like that. “Atong i-review ang mga bala-od during sa atong committee meeting, ug kon dunay mga ordinansa nga angayan usabon, aron i-amend, aron kini nga hitabo dili na ma-usab,” Calizo said. He said the committee would also ask the NBI to brief the committee about the Fernandez case, and its “hot pursuit operations” that resulted in the arrest of Senior Insp. Ereneo Ramirez, SPO2 Jojo Lim, SPO1 Alaindelon Tacubao, PO3 Alejandro Ubanan, PO2 Sangkula Hussein. “Maayo nang na-a tay clarification gikan sa NBI aron atong malikayan ang mga speculations batok sa atong mga law enforcers,” Calizo said. Meanwhile, Goking said he would author a city council resolution to officially commend the NBI for quickly acting on the Fernandez case, and for the suspects’ arrest. “Dalaygon ang kaisog sa NBI nga   wala mahadlok pagdakop sa lima ka  mga pulis nga polos mga armado,” he said. Speaking on condition of anonymity, an NBI agent told reporters that the police officers showed signs that they were going to fight back when the bureau’s agents went to Camp Alagar to arrest them, nearly resulting in a shootout. He said the suspects also refused to be handcuffed. “Mao tong wala na lang namo sila pusasi kay aron wala nay samok. Nag-ingon man pud ang ilang hepe sa holding unit nga siya na ang bahala sa iyang mga tawo,” he said.