A BUSINESSMAN was unscathed in a grenade attack in the province of Zamboanga del Sur, the police reported Tuesday, February 2, 2021.
Police Captain Edwin Duco, Police Regional Office-Zamboanga Peninsula information officer, said the incident happened around 4:50 a.m. Monday in Purok Bougamel, Poblacion village, Margosatubig, Zamboanga del Sur.
Duco said that businessman Luminoso Cabaluna Cortez, 66, who was inside his residence, was unscathed during the incident, as the grenade fell and exploded at the gate of the businessman's compound.
The motive of the incident is extortion as Ian Kevin, the businessman's son, received a text message around 10:30 a.m. Monday from an unsaved number demanding for P500,000 in exchange for their peaceful living.
Accordingly, if the victim will not give the exact amount on that day, the perpetrators will lob another grenade at their house or at the garage, the police official said. (SunStar Zamboanga)