Several hours before the arrest, suspected operatives of the regime harassed Gamara's daughter Nikki, a member of Anakbayan at the University of the Philippines-Manila and her friend Cleve Arguelles, also an Anakbayan member and a student councilor at UP Manila.
Ilang oras bago ito, hinaras ng mga pinaghihinalaang operatiba ng rehimen si Nikki Gamara, anak ni Reynante at myembro ng Anakbayan-University of the Philippines (UP)-Manila, at ang kanyang kaibigan na si Cleve Arguelles, myembro rin ng Anakbayan at konsehal ng Student Council ng UP-Manila.