The Bacolod City Police Office dismissed the claims that the hit on a robbery holdup group leader and his three companions was perpetrated by the police.
Col. Thomas Joseph Martir, acting BCPO director, on Monday, January 10, maintained that the hit on Arnold “Aki” Cuadra, Jhundelle Rafols, his cousin Leonil Rafols Jr., and Rene Boy “Kogan” Dacillo was perpetrated by their companions in the robbery holdup group.
Policemen had been tracking Cuadra and his group for various cases, including drugs, but their deaths were not perpetrated by them, he said.
Capt. Elmer Bonilla, Police Station 7 head, said it is a challenge to identify the suspects as there were no closed-circuit television cameras in the area. He said that the investigation into the killings is still ongoing.
On Friday, January 7, the Rafols cousins and Dacillo were abducted from Cuadra’s rented house in Villa Homes Subdivision, Barangay Vista Alegre.
Cuadra was able to escape but the unidentified suspects onboard two vehicles went after him.
All victims were found dead on Saturday, January 8, in different locations in Bacolod City, Bago City and Murcia.*