OFFICIALS OF the National Bureau of Investigation’s (NBI) Davao regional office have been accused by a Davao City businessman of mulcting after a raid was conducted on a night club he owns. The controversy has prompted NBI Director Dante A. Gierran, who was allegedly name-dropped by the NBI operatives during the raid, to order an investigation on the issue. Club owner Miguel Efren Aquino, whose family runs several other establishments, said NBI officials demanded P500,000 in exchange for dropping the charges against him. NBI-Davao head Arnold A. Rosales, whose name also came out as the one who ordered the raid, denied the accusation and said the raiding team already submitted the documents against Mr. Aquino and another employee of the establishment before the City Prosecution Office. Mr. Rosales claimed it was Mr. Aquino’s group who tried to bribe the raiding team. Mr. Rosales also said that a ranking NBI official is protecting the Aquinos. — Carmelito Q. Francisco

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