QCPD director Chief Superintendent Nicasio Radovan identified the suspect as Elpidio Higana, the alleged leader of a gang that was responsible for the Dicamon massacre in Agusan in 1992.
Higana was apprehended in San Roque, Barangay Pag-asa at around 1:30 p.m. yesterday.
Chief Inspector Medel Pone, head of the QCPD-SWAT, said Higana was tagged as the principal suspect in the case.
According to him, Higana’s arrest was a result of a three-day operation that started Dec. 30. All other suspects in the massacre have been arrested by authorities.
Higana was brought to the QCPD headquarters in Camp Karingal immediately. — Katherine Adraneda