Notorious armed land grabbers identified with the barangays chairmen of Kanibong, Bunawan and Maybula, Columbio fired indiscriminately at native Moros while farming at lots 146 and 147 in Elbebe, Columbio, Sultan Kudarat early morning yesterday.
M16, M14 and other assault firearms were used by these lawless land grabbers in indiscriminately firing at the Moro farmers. These attackers were holding ground at lot 158 which is also owned by the Moros but they had developed as their camp after grabbing it by force.
Fierce gun battle ensued as relatives of the Moro farmers with the 109th Base Command of the Bangsamoro Islamic Armed Forces (BIAF) – MILF came to help.
The land grabbers were driven away from their position at Lot 158 which is called as “Bako Bako” during the skirmish that lasted until 11am yesterday.
“We have to help our relatives Moro farmers that had been attacked while farming,” a contact from the 109th Base Command said.
“We hope that they will not attack again,” he added.
In the early 1980s and 1990s, the Moros were peacefully living and farming in their lands at Columbio but in the late 1990s until 2007, the paramilitaries, armed civilian volunteers organization and private armed groups identified with the barangay chairmen launched a systematic coupled with the use of force to drive out the Moros and illegally grabbed their lands.
As the Moros were driven out of their lands, the land grabbers then plant these lands with Bananas, said the contact from the 109th Base Command.
Several initiatives had been undertaken by formal and informal authorities but these lawless land grabbers had not been cooperating instead have continued in grabbing and harassing the Moros.
This morning tension grip again the areas of Elbebe as the armed lawless land grabbers start firing again against the Moros and their relatives with the MILF.
Lamenting the occurrence of this incident and voicing their appeal to the concerned authorities to pursue peaceful resolution of the problem, the contact from the 109th Base command said they maintain defensive posture but will be force to fight back when attacked.
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Fierce gun battle ensued as relatives of the Moro farmers with the 109th Base Command of the Bangsamoro Islamic Armed Forces (BIAF) – MILF came to help.
The land grabbers were driven away from their position at Lot 158 which is called as “Bako Bako” during the skirmish that lasted until 11am yesterday.
“We have to help our relatives Moro farmers that had been attacked while farming,” a contact from the 109th Base Command said.
“We hope that they will not attack again,” he added.
In the early 1980s and 1990s, the Moros were peacefully living and farming in their lands at Columbio but in the late 1990s until 2007, the paramilitaries, armed civilian volunteers organization and private armed groups identified with the barangay chairmen launched a systematic coupled with the use of force to drive out the Moros and illegally grabbed their lands.
As the Moros were driven out of their lands, the land grabbers then plant these lands with Bananas, said the contact from the 109th Base Command.
Several initiatives had been undertaken by formal and informal authorities but these lawless land grabbers had not been cooperating instead have continued in grabbing and harassing the Moros.
This morning tension grip again the areas of Elbebe as the armed lawless land grabbers start firing again against the Moros and their relatives with the MILF.
Lamenting the occurrence of this incident and voicing their appeal to the concerned authorities to pursue peaceful resolution of the problem, the contact from the 109th Base command said they maintain defensive posture but will be force to fight back when attacked.
http://www.luwaran.com/index.php/welcome/item/367-land-grabbers-fired-at-moros-while-farming-at-elbebe-columbio
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