Wednesday, June 26, 2019

Gunmen kill village chief in Basilan

From the Philippine News Agency (Jun 26, 2019): Gunmen kill village chief in Basilan



Google map of Lantawan town, Basilan province.

Police said they are conducting an in-depth probe to identify the two people behind the gun-slay of a barangay official in Isabela City, Basilan province on Tuesday.

The Isabela City Police Station identified the victim as Hadji Hamsain Nasirin, the barangay chairperson of Bulan-Bulan in Lantawan, Basilan.


Investigation showed that Nasirin had just emerged from a mosque and was on his way to a car wash center to retrieve his motorcycle when two men aboard a motorcycle arrived and shot the barangay official.

Police said the incident happened around 4:55 p.m. in Purok 1, Barangay Tabuk, Isabela City.

Police said that Nasirin was shot twice in the head with a caliber .45 pistol that caused his instantaneous death. The suspects sped off after the incident.

The Isabela City police said it was coordinating with the police of Lantawan town to identify the assailants.

https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1073360

No comments:

Post a Comment

Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.