ZAMBOANGA CITY (Mindanao Examiner / Aug. 7, 2013) – A policeman assigned in a region outside Manila has been arrested in Zamboanga City in connection with the brutal murder of a Muslim man.
Police said the suspect has been identified by a key witness in the slaying of Alraben Jallao, who was killed recently by three men outside his house in Lower Calarian village.
Jallao, 28, was seized by the men and dragged him out of the house and shot many times before being beheaded. Police said Jallao was heard by neighbors arguing with his attackers before he was killed.
Chief Inspector Ariel Huesca, a regional police spokesman, said Jallao was quoted by his neighbors as saying “Bakit ako sisisihin ninyo?” (Why blame me?) as he was being dragged by the gunmen.
The assailants escaped after the killing and taking with them the man’s head, Huesca said.
Jallao’s body was peppered with bullets and police investigators said they recovered 55 bullet casings of M16 automatic rifle and .45-caliber pistol from the scene.
Huesca said police are investigating the motive of the grisly killing. He said police forces involved in the arrest of the suspect had recovered an M16 rifle and bolo. The arrested policeman is assigned at the CALABARZON, the acronym for Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal and Quezon provinces.
Gun attacks are not uncommon in Zamboanga City where killings continue unabated. Hired killers are actively operating in Zamboanga and they were largely blamed for the spate of attacks here. Most of the cases remain unresolved. (Mindanao Examiner)
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