Condemning the killing, the Catholic Bishops» Conference of the Philippines said in a statement: «We make our appeal
to the authorities
to act
swiftly in going after the perpetrators of this crime and
to bring them
to justice.
«Consequent on the attack by unknown gun men on Senator Dino Melaye at his residence at Iyala, Ijumu LGA in Kogi State on 15th April, 2017, at about 0030 hrs, the Inspector General of Police, IGP Ibrahim K. Idris NPM, mni,
swiftly deployed Police Special Tactical Squad (STS) team
to unravel the circumstances surrounding the attack and
bring the perpetrators
to justice.