Ex-councilor killed after claiming housing unit for MILF in BARMM

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COTABATO CITY – A former council member in Mamasapano, Maguindanao del Sur and a member of Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) was killed after the ceremonial turn-over of housing units for the former combatants in Em Manor Hotel, Rosary Heights 9 here.

Colonel Querubin Manalang Jr., the city police director, said Abdulrahman Kasid, a resident of Mamasapano, Maguindanao del Norte, was on his way to his car in the hotel parking lot when two gunmen from a grey Toyota Hilux approached and shot him several times using an Armalite rifle.

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The victim sustained several gunshot wounds and was immediately brought to the hospital, where a physician declared him dead.

Police Scene of the Crime Operatives (Soco) recovered from the crime scene 10 empty shells of Armalite.

Kasid was one of the recipients of housing units that the Ministry of Human Settlements and Development (MHSD) in the Bangsamoro Region built in Barangay Pimbalakan, Mamasapano town.

He just attended a ceremonial turnover of the units and was on his way back to his vehicle when shot at close range.

During the program, Kasid had lauded BARMM for providing homes for former combatants.

Manalang said police probers were still trying to determine the motive and identities of the attackers.