ZAMBOANGA City—The bodies of eight men, believed to be victims
of massacre, were found stuffed in a motorboat in a village called Manicahan
here Friday, January 3, police said.
Relatives with the police team led by Inspector Federico
Lindo Jr. went to the site and found the bodies in the state of decomposition
were beheaded.
The eight dead men were discovered at sea water between Sacol
Island and Barangay Manicahan, this city troops of Manicahan Patrol Base of
Zamboanga City Public Safety Company in the afternoon of January 3.
Earlier reports villagers said about five corpse were
found inside a motorized boat drifted at the sea.
Police indentified the victims as Mursid Ambasali, Jimmy
Sannayani, Benjie Sannayani, Piyad Sannayani, Palaji Sannayani, Jeffrey
Sannayani, Palari Buyong and Maastal Jaolani all of Sitio Seaside, Barangay
Sangali, this city.
As of press time, the dead bodies were still at the
Fisherman’s Village of Barangay Manicahan, while waiting for the arrival of the
personnel of Scene of the Crime Operation of Regional Crime Laboratory Office
9.
Police have launched an operations to determine the identities of
