Cotabato village chief killed in gun attack | Inquirer News

Cotabato village chief killed in gun attack

/ 11:03 AM July 20, 2022

Cotabato village chief slain in gun attack

COTABATO CITY – Unidentified gunmen ambushed and killed a village official in Pikit town, Cotabato province on Wednesday morning.

Maj. Maxim Peralta, Pikit police chief, said Datu Jalandoni Matalam Akas, 58, village chief of Barangay Macabual, was on a motorbike with his wife when they were attacked by still unidentified gunmen along the national highway in Barangay Nalapaan.

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Akas died on the spot while his wife was unharmed in the gun attack that happened around 8 a.m.

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The gunmen on board separate motorbikes then fled after the shooting, heading for the town proper.

It was the second daylight shooting in Pikit in two days.

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“Hot pursuit operation is still ongoing,” Peralta told a local radio station in an interview.

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Matalam’s relatives claimed that the victim had no known enemies and roamed around without firearms or armed escorts.

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On Tuesday afternoon, unidentified gunmen also ambushed and killed Alex Salcedo, 58, an employee of Pikit Water District.

He was on motorbike when the suspect shot him from behind in Barangay (village) Batulawan at around 2 p.m.

Salcedo died while being rushed to a hospital.

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