THE new director of Lapu-Lapu City Police Office (LCPO) will assume office today, replacing Senior Supt. Rommel Cabagnot.
Police Regional Office (PRO) 7 Director Debold Sinas introduced the new city chief, Senior Supt. Lemuel Obon, to reporters yesterday.
He also introduced Senior Supt. Ronald Lee as the new directorial staff chief of PRO 7.
Obon, an Eastern Samar native, was appointed by Camp Crame to take the reins from Cabagnot, who had reached the regular two-year duty for a police director.
The announcement of Obon as new police director came a day after three Muslims were shot dead at the back of Virgen De La Regla Parish in Barangay Poblacion.
Sinas said a special investigation task group will be formed to solve the murders.
Back after 2 decades
For his part, Obon promised to solve the case and to continue the war on drugs.
Obon was previously the commander of National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO)-Regional Mobile Force Battalion and Chief Directorial Staff of NCRPO. As a junior officer, he was assigned in Lapu-Lapu City in 1995.
Obon said he will talk with Cabagnot and promised to retain his predecessor’s good practices. (KAL)