COTABATO
CITY ---
A Maguindanao village official and his son were killedwhile another was wounded
in an ambush Wednesday, June 17 in the North Cotabato town of Midsayap.
Lt.
Col, John Miridel Calinga, Midsayap municipal police chief, said police and
elements of the Army’s 34th Infantry Battalion have launched a manhunt to get
the perpetrators of the incident.
Calinga
identified the victims as Paitin Lando, 53, a village official of Datu Piang,
Maguindanao, and his 18-year-old son, Noron Mulod. They both instantly died
from multiple gunshot wounds.
Injured
was Sued Kalambo, 21, driver of the motorbike hired by Lando and his son.
Responding police found empty shells from M-16 and M-14 assault rifles at the crime scene in Barangay Lower Glad in Midsayap.
Responding police found empty shells from M-16 and M-14 assault rifles at the crime scene in Barangay Lower Glad in Midsayap.
“The
attack could be related to a ‘rido’ involving the village official’s family and
that of the ambushers,” Calinga said.
Police
said the victims were heading to Midsayap at about 5 p.m. when flagged down and
strafed by gunmen beside the highway in Barangay Lower Glad.
Citing witnesses, police said the gunmen fled toward Datu Piang, Maguindanao following the incident. (EDWIN FERNANDEZ, PNA, MINDANAO EXPOSE')
Citing witnesses, police said the gunmen fled toward Datu Piang, Maguindanao following the incident. (EDWIN FERNANDEZ, PNA, MINDANAO EXPOSE')
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