Police form a task force to investigate an ambush in Davao



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DAVAO CITY – The Davao City Police Bureau (DCPO) on Tuesday formed a Task Force on Special Investigations (SITG) to investigate the incident involving an ambush legislator in the Muslim Mindanao Autonomous Region (ARMM)

ARMM deputy Sidik Amiril of the Maguindanao province's second district survived the ambush that took place in Ciudad Esperanza in Cabantian, in Buhangin district, with two of his security escorts and a driver

who died on the spot.

Supt. Alexander Tagum, director of the city's police, in an interview Tuesday, said the Amiril SITG is headed by the city's deputy director for the Superintendent of Operations. Ireneo Caburnay with the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) XI, the Philippine National Police (PNP) Crime 11 Laboratory, the DCPO-Investigation and Detection Directorate (IDMB) and the Buhangin Police Station as members.

Tagum admitted that the police still faces a white wall on the identity and motive of the attackers. "Finally, we will get to the bottom of things," he assured.

Amiril, his assistant Berry Adas, and security escorts Kaharudin Manda and Jastipy Mamadras, were aboard a black van driven by Moktar Adam, and were crossing the corner of Macupa and Chico Streets. , when they were intercepted at approximately 2:30 pm by people wearing gray SUVs, who had motorcyclists on board.

Adas, who was at the back of the pickup, was hit and died on the spot as a result of a gunshot wound to the head.

It was learned that Amiril and his safety were wearing bullet proof vests and that they were going to a mall when the incident occurred. (Rhoda Grace Saron / PNA)

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