At least 132 inmates escaped from the North Cotabato District Jail (NCDJ) in Kidapawan City as armed men attacked the facility early Wednesday.
A radio dzBB report said one jail guard was killed while an inmate was injured in the incident.
Superintendent Peter Bongat, NCDJ officer-in-charge, said in an interview that more than 100 armed men attacked the facility in Barangay Amas at around 4 a.m.
He said the inmates escaped during the shootout with authorities.
Bongat said they were not able to identify the group that conducted the early morning attack. However, he said the armed men could be members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF).
In an interview with Arnold Clavio on "Unang Balita," Bongat said the NCDJ has many high-profile inmates.
He said manhunt operations are ongoing to recapture the inmates.
Felix Capalla, one of the leaders of the inmates at the NCDJ, identified the slain jail guard as a certain Vecido.
Capalla said the armed men, clad in black suits and armed with high-powered firearms, rescued prisoners who are mostly members of the 105th Command of the BIFF, among them the Tamayan brothers, both facing murder charges, and Salik brothers who are charged with drug trafficking.
Capalla, known among NCDJ inmates as the ‘chief expediter,’ disclosed that even before the attack, he already tipped Bongat of the plan to rescue BIFF members.
“I gave him (Bongat) an information that some of the inmates have told us to prepare for rescue and escape. This was last December 31. I saw additional troops deployed in the area from December 31 up to January 1. But after that, I saw few people manning the jail, then came the attack,” said Capalla.
A radio dzBB report said one jail guard was killed while an inmate was injured in the incident.
Superintendent Peter Bongat, NCDJ officer-in-charge, said in an interview that more than 100 armed men attacked the facility in Barangay Amas at around 4 a.m.
He said the inmates escaped during the shootout with authorities.
Bongat said they were not able to identify the group that conducted the early morning attack. However, he said the armed men could be members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF).
In an interview with Arnold Clavio on "Unang Balita," Bongat said the NCDJ has many high-profile inmates.
He said manhunt operations are ongoing to recapture the inmates.
Felix Capalla, one of the leaders of the inmates at the NCDJ, identified the slain jail guard as a certain Vecido.
Capalla said the armed men, clad in black suits and armed with high-powered firearms, rescued prisoners who are mostly members of the 105th Command of the BIFF, among them the Tamayan brothers, both facing murder charges, and Salik brothers who are charged with drug trafficking.
Capalla, known among NCDJ inmates as the ‘chief expediter,’ disclosed that even before the attack, he already tipped Bongat of the plan to rescue BIFF members.
“I gave him (Bongat) an information that some of the inmates have told us to prepare for rescue and escape. This was last December 31. I saw additional troops deployed in the area from December 31 up to January 1. But after that, I saw few people manning the jail, then came the attack,” said Capalla.
Source: gmanetwork
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