POLICE found bomb-making materials at the rented apartment of Superintendent Maria Christina Nobleza, the cop who was arrested in Bohol last weekend for her connections with the Abu Sayyaf group.
Central Visayas Police Regional director Noli Taliño said C-4 explosive, detonating cord, blasting cap, blasting cap kit were found at the apartment located in Barangay Looc, Panglao, where Nobleza, her boyfriend Renierlo Dongon, and several others stayed since April 17.
Taliño said the raid was conducted around 9:30 p.m. on April 24.
"Iyun po ay additional criminal case laban sa kanila," said Taliño.
Last Saturday, Nobleza and Dongon were arrested after they refused to stop at a police checkpoint in Clarin, Bohol. The group was on its way to Clarin town to rescue a wounded Abu Sayyaf member who was among those engaged in a clash with government troops in the area.
Dongon is facing a double murder charge in relation in the explosion in Maxandrea Hotel in Cagayan De Oro City in 2012 that killed two persons.
PNP chief Ronald Dela Rosa earlier said Nobleza will be facing charges of illegal possession of firearms, harboring of criminal, and conspiracy to commit terrorism.
Nobleza and Dongon were arrested 11 days after Abu Sayyaf bandits entered Bohol and clashed with government soldiers. The firefight resulted in the death of 10 persons including six rebels, three soldiers and a policeman.
Another encounter ensued between the two groups last Saturday that resulted in the killing of at least four Abu Sayyaf group members.
Dela Rosa said Nobleza and Dungon have been transferred to Camp Crame on Tuesday morning and are now detained at the PNP custodial center. (VoxPop Philippines)
