PNP: Quiboloy holed up in KOJC estate bunker

'Heartbeats, movements detected'

- MARK ERNEST VILLEZA

Pastor Apollo Quiboloy, leader of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ, is likely hiding in an underground bunker up to 30 meters deep within the KOJC compound in Davao City, police officials said yesterday.

Maj. Catherine dela Rey, Davao Police Regional Office 11 spokesperson, said multiple signs of life have been detected underground using life detector equipment.

"We have very positive information that Quiboloy and his associates are inside the KOJC compound," Dela Rey said in an interview over dwPM.

She said Philippine National Police detectors confirmed there are people underground in the compound and the PNP is now focused on locating the entrance to the bunker.

Despite the use of ground-penetrating radar, which has identified signs of life 20 to 30 meters below ground, KOJC members have been uncooperative, according to Dela Rey.

"They have been obstructing our efforts, and the structures they are protecting suggest they are hiding something significant," Dela Rey noted.

Ferdinand Topacio, one of Quiboloy's lawyers, said at a press conference yesterday that he has no communication with his client.

He added that he has no information if Quiboloy is still in the country, adding, "I cannot speak without knowing all the information." Col. Jean Fajardo, PNP public information officer, confirmed that the search operation is concentrated in a specific area within the 30-hectare KOJC compound where the radar detected signs of life underground. “We believe we are close to finding the secret entrance to the bunker,” she said, emphasizing that the PNP is facing significant resistance from KOJC members in these target areas.

Fajardo noted that the PNP has received intelligence confirming Quiboloy’s presence within the compound, which has driven the intensified search efforts.