A bounty of P1 million awaits anyone who informs the Armed Forces of the whereabouts of local executives involved in illegal drugs, President Rodrigo Duterte said Wednesday, adding he would easily give P500,000 for the identification of “ninja” or crooked cops.
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The President made the offer in a speech during the groundbreaking ceremony of the Ozamiz Airport Modernization Project in Misamis Occidental.
“If the narco-cops or ninja-cops are hard-headed, I would give P1 million,” he said, telling the audience to just inform the Armed Forces of the Philippines about their locations.
“I have a lot of money if money is your concern,” he added.
The President’s remarks came after he ordered Philippine National Police chief Oscar Albayalde, in the middle of his speech, to work for the swift return of Police Supt. Jovie Espenido to Ozamiz City.
Espenido became controversial as he and his men became involved in a June 2017 police operation which left nine dead.
On Sept. 20, the Department of Justice recommended the filing of homicide charges against him, C/Insp. Glyndo Pujanes, SPO4 Renato Martir Jr., PO1 Sandra Nagdayag, and a few unidentified others.