THE family of slain mining exec Samuel Afdal is hopeful that justice would soon be served. Afdal family lawyers and case investigator Police Sgt. Ronald Esquibel of the Agusan del Sur police provide an update on his case on Saturday, October 28, in a press conference in Davao City.
Evelyn said in her complaint-affidavit that the man who plotted the assassination of her husband is his former business partner who works for JB Earthmovers Inc. and a resident of Bunawan, Agusan del Sur. According to Evelyn, Mark colluded with alias “Okie,” “Dongkoy,” and “Lucas” to kill her husband.
In a seven-page complaint, Mamerto accused two others of being complicit in the murder. Mark allegedly enticed them to stage the ambush on Afdal in return for a P200,000 financial incentive. He also admitted he accepted the task as a gunman in his judicial affidavit. According to the briefer shared with the media, the victim was alone in his vehicle when he was attacked. He was driving uphill towards an area where he had a mining prospect. Afdal was wounded but drove his truck from the ambush site to Rosario Manobo Mining Corp. to seek help.
With the new information on the case, Evelyn filed the complaint-affidavit before the Agusan del Sur Provincial Prosecutor’s Office against Mark, whom Mamerto identified as the mastermind in the killing, on October 26, 2023.