Law enforcement apprehends one out of three suspected killers of the NCIP official in Basilan.
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The police nabbed one of the three alleged killers of a government official in Basilan province, a top cop announced on Saturday, April 26.
Police Brigadier General Roel Rodolfo, overseeing the Police Regional Office-Zamboanga Peninsula, opted to keep the 51-year-old suspect's identity under wraps until further investigation and apprehension of the remaining two suspects are complete.
The suspect was taken into custody in the evening of Tuesday, April 22, in Tampalan village, Isabela City, the administrative hub of Basilan province.
"Through keen intelligence work, the Isabela City Police Station managed to nab one of the suspects, positively identified by an eyewitness," Rodolfo shared.
Czarina Mae Mustafa-Malun, head of the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) in Basilan province, was slain around 11 a.m. Monday, April 21 in Tabuk village, Isabela City.
The carnage unfolded as three armed intruders stormed the NCIP office and opened fire, fleeing afterward.
The NCIP is a pivotal government agency in the Philippines, tasked with safeguarding the rights and welfare of Indigenous Cultural Communities and Indigenous Peoples.
Rodolfo assured that they are relentlessly pursuing the two unaccounted-for suspects with razor-sharp focus, leaving no stone unturned to bring all the perpetrators to justice.
He urged citizens to contribute in any way possible, such as sharing information that might aid ongoing manhunt operations.
Rodolfo and Isabela City Mayor Sitti Djalia Turabin-Hataman gathered for an emergency meeting to bolster collaboration and fortify public safety measures in the city, seeking enhanced security for its residents.
- The National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) in Basilan province is a crucial government agency tasked with safeguarding the rights and welfare of Indigenous Cultural Communities and Indigenous Peoples.
- One of the suspects in the killing of Czarina Mae Mustafa-Malun, head of NCIP in Basilan province, was nabbed by the Isabela City Police Station through keen intelligence work.
- The government is actively pursuing the remaining two suspects in the Basilan province killing case with relentless focus, leaving no stone unturned to bring all the perpetrators to justice.
- The police are urging citizens to contribute in any way possible, such as sharing information that might aid ongoing manhunt operations for the two unaccounted-for suspects.
- The police regional head, overseeing the Police Regional Office-Zamboanga Peninsula, opted to keep the identity of the arrested suspect under wraps until further investigation and apprehension of the remaining two suspects are complete.
- The pending apprehension of the two remaining suspects, as well as the ongoing investigation, is generating widespread interest in both general news and crime-and-justice sectors, particularly in Zamboanga and Basilan provinces and the surrounding regions.
