The US offers 5 million for information on the murder of the presidential candidate in Ecuador

The United States Department of State announced this Thursday a reward of up to $5 million for information leading to the capture of the ringleaders responsible for the assassination of Ecuadorian candidate Fernando Villavicencio last August during a campaign event in Quito.

He also offered up to one million dollars for information leading to the identification of high-ranking members of the criminal group responsible for the candidate's murder.

The FBI is assisting Quito in the investigation of the assassination, after Ecuadorian authorities arrested six Colombians who are believed to be part of an organized criminal group.

In addition, a criminal organization, called 'Los Lobos', published a video on social networks, in which they claim to be responsible for the murder of the presidential candidate.. In that video they also threatened another candidate for the presidency of Ecuador. “We, the organization, assume responsibility for the events that occurred this afternoon and will be repeated when the corrupt do not fulfill their words,” highlights one of the subjects in the video.