Murder of PO2 Jamaron Jandag

FACTS

Victim: Police Officer 2 Jamaron Jandag, an awardee of the Philippine National Police Medal of Valor on 29 January 2007 for fighting off at least 100 members of the Moro Islamic Liberatin Front (MILF) and Abu Sayyaf bandits who attacked the municipal hall and the police station of Siocon, Zamboanga del Norte in May 2003.

Declared Suspects: [POLICEMEN] PO2 Asmad Badlis, PO1 Sukarno Adjod, PO2 Borjan Jawali, PO1 Said Wahid, and PO1 Roderick Magsano, all assigned at the Southern Police District. [CIVILIANS] Nur-Asia Ama (as mastermind; not included in the list of those charged), Burha Abdullah (as hitman), Gamar “Belong” Janihim (later charged as the mastermind) and his wife (Anorah), Aljon “Junjun” Pawai Sala, Haron “Pahambong” Gacao, Gaini “Gani” Wadja, Asman “Abuel” Amilasan, Salim Janihim, Ramili Wahid, Jahim Payao, Hadji Mobin Payao and Majid Adbulhaman (alias “Shariff Larudin”).

Investigating Agency: PNP Criminial Investigation and Detection Group–National Capital Region, headed by Senior Superintendent Isagani Nerez.

Scene of Crime: On 16 March 2009, the body of the victim, already in advanced state of decomposition, was found near a garbage dump in Rodriguez, Rizal. 

INVESTIGATION

The plan to murder Sandag was hatched in Labuan, Zamboanga City. But it was PO2 Asmad Badlis and PO1 Sukarno Adjod who planned to stage the killing.

On 25 February 2009, the victim was taken hostage in the Taguig Plaza Apartelle inside 502 room (PNP suspected to have been) rented by Anorah Janihim. All five policemen was seen inside this room.

Ama was seen giving the reward money to Abdulla.

Background. Sandag, then 13 years-old and policeman in Sibuco, Zamboanga del Norte, apparently killed the relatives and kin of the suspects. He was charged of the case but allowed to be a “living-out detainee” at the Siocon Police Station. The plan to kill Sandag began that time.

Police Theory: The main motive on the killing the victim is the existing riduh (family war) between the Sandag and the Payao family. The Payao family vowed to kill all male heirs of the Sandag clan.

OUTCOME

Case Still Open. Five policemen and 13 civilians were charged but all of them are still at large, as of 25 Apr 2009.

SOURCES

Felipe, Cecile Suerte: “18 charged with hero cop’s murder,” Philstar News Service, Apr 25, 2009

RMA: “Five cops, 13 others charged,” Balita-dot-ph, Apr 25, 2009