MIDSAYAP, Cotabato (Philippines): An unidentified gunman shot and seriously injured a traffic enforcer on Tuesday (Aug 4) morning here while he was performing his duties in Barangay Poblacion 1.
Midsayap Mayor Rolly Sacdalan immediately condemned the attack against the law enforcer and directed the police to bring the perpetrator to justice.
Juius Reberal Lajot, 43, of Barangay Kiwanan, Midsayap and a member of the local government’s traffic management unit, is now fighting for his life in the hospital after he was shot from behind by a lone gunman at 10am.
CCTV footage showed that Lajot, while standing in front of a bakeshop, was shot at the back of his head by a man wearing dark sunglasses, a white facemask, a sleeveless shirt, and blue cargo shorts. The suspect fled on a motorbike.
“We condemn the violence against our traffic enforcer. The arm of the law is long! God is just! How infuriating,” Sacdalan said in Filipino.
The Midsayap Municipal Police Station, headed by Lt. Colonel William Facsoy Jr., strongly condemned the shooting of Lajot.
Police said a thorough investigation and pursuit operation are being conducted to identify, locate, and arrest the persons responsible.
Lajot was the third traffic enforcer of Midsayap to become a victim of a gun attack while performing their duties. - Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN
