CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY —Lanao del Norte Rep. Abdullah Dimaporo urged law enforcement agencies, such as the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group and the National Bureau of Investigation, to conduct a thorough investigation to locate and identify Pantar town mayor Mohammad Exchan Limbona’s killers.
“We ask President Rodrigo Duterte to give time for the capture of the assassins of Exchan Limbona who has contributed to our pursuit of law and order, peace and unity of our people [in Lanao del Norte],” he said in a statement.
In a separate statement, Lanao del Norte Gov. Imelda Quibranza-Dimaporo said Limbona was a dedicated leader who “never abandoned or left his constituents” during the political crisis in Pantar.
Limbona was gunned down by still unidentified men inside his vehicle on its way to Pantar from this city in Sitio Paitan, Barangay Dalipuga, Iligan City, on Dec. 29.
In a radio interview Monday, Iligan city police chief, Senior Supt. Leony Roy Ga, said it was probable that Limbona’s vehicle was being followed as it made its way to Pantar from this city since the killers knew that the former mayor was driving.