COTABATO CITY, Philippines: Unidentified gunmen ambushed and killed a village councilman and his son in Ampatuan town, Maguindanao del Sur, on Monday (Oct 13), the police in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) said.
Jahara, Abusama’s daughter, was injured and was rushed by responding police to the Maguindanao provincial hospital in Datu Hoffer town.
Abusama is a field commander of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) based in Ampatuan town.
The victims were on board a tricycle, locally known as ‘payong-payong,’ from Barangay Matagabong when attacked by motorcycle-riding gunmen at 8:30am in Barangay Kapinpilan, Ampatuan.
Ventura said the Ampatuan police are still investigating the motive of the attack. - Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN
