COTABATO CITY, Philippines: A village chair of Maguindanao del Norte was shot dead in Esperanza, Sultan Kudarat, on Sunday (Oct 11), police confirmed Monday.
Major Jeffrey Lazaro, chief of the Esperanza Municipal Police Station, identified the victim as Datu Manalao Mangelen Nur Sr., chairperson of Barangay Dados in Datu Odin Sinsuat town.
Nur was aboard his black Nissan Navara pickup traversing the Sultan Kudarat provincial road when shot by two unidentified suspects riding pillion on a motorcycle at about 11 a.m.
The victim was heading to his farm in Esperanza town when he was attacked.
Responding villagers and police rushed the victim to the hospital, but he was pronounced dead on arrival.
The Datu Odin Sinsuat Liga ng mga local government has condemned the attack on Nur and called for a speedy, impartial investigation.
“The loss of Chairman Nur is not only a great loss to his family but also to the people of Barangay Dados and the entire municipality,” the association of village chairpersons said in a statement.
Police said the motive of the attack remained unknown as of posting while the investigation is continuing. - Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN
