CARMEN, N. COTABATO – One of the survivors of the recent massacre in Barangay Ugalingan, Carmen, NorthCotabato demanded that the perpetrators of the crime be arrested and ultimately brought to justice soonest.
“I call upon our authorities to conduct a thorough investigation on the massacre, arrest the perpetrators and bring them to justice,” said Taya Agal, 63 years old, one of the four persons who survived the attack unscathed.
Agal recounted that she was already asleep when a group of armed men fired upon their house at about 7:30 p.m. on November 16, 2015 in Purok 1, Barangay Ugalingan.
Four of the victims were killed on the spot while another one died at the Cotabato Provincial Hospital (CPH) in Amas, Kidapawan City.
Killed during the attack were Sara Agal, 9 years old; Pama Agal, 10; Mustapa Agal, 12 and Ibrahim Agal, 50.
Mohamed Agal, 20, died at the CPH, where he and two others, Nasrudin Agal, 9 and Esmail Agal, 15, were brought immediately.
Jerry Agal, 43, is still recuperating in an undisclosed hospital in Davao City.
Aside from Taya, the three others who survived unscathed were her husband, Lipusen Agal, 65;Anida Agal, 45, wife of Jerry, and Mujahid Agal, 2.
When the responding authorities arrived, their attention was immediately caught by Mujahid, who was seated on the floor amidst his dead elders.
“The two-year old Mujahid was lucky to have been shielded by one of the victims so he was not harmed,” claimed one of the witnesses.
Taya said she did not know of any enemy of her family.
Several empty shells of Garand, M16 Armalite and M14 rifles were recovered in the crime scene.
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