Posted to the Mindanao Examiner (Jan 8, 2024): 7 Christians executed in Southern Philippines
ZAMBOANGA CITY - Seven people, two of them from here, were found dead and buried in a shallow grave in Lanao del Norte's Sapad town, police said.
Police said all the victims, all Christians, may have been shot and buried in the remote village of Karkum. The grave was discovered Sunday after relatives of the Gaviola family received text messages saying two of their members are dead.
Two of the bodies recovered from the grave have been identified as Marly and Joselito Gaviola who were recruited here to work at a factory in Cebu last week.
The remaining cadavers belonged to Jomar Lenera, Elvie Lenara, Jopay Lenara, Epifanio Lenara Sr. and his son Epifanio Jr., all from Margos sa Tubig town in Zamboanga del Sur province.
The Gaviola family said they tried calling Marly and Joselito after receiving the horrifying text messages from an unknown number but the phones were apparently turned off.
One relative said she was told that there were 14 people recruited to work in Cebu. The recruiter remains unidentified.
It was unknown if the pro-ISIS group Dawlah Islamiya was behind the massacre or pretended to be a job recruiter to lure Christians in the province and then kill them.
No individual or group claimed responsibility for the killings.
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