Sulu election exec survives ambush in Zamboanga City

INQUIRER FILES

ZAMBOANGA CITY, Zamboanga del Sur — Lawyer Vidzfar Amil Julie, provincial election supervisor in Sulu, escaped death from an ambush on Saturday morning in Barangay Santa Maria, this city.

In a police report obtained by the Inquirer, Patrolman Joshua Amilhussin, investigator of the case, said the incident took place around 10:30 a.m.

Julie, 51, was with his older brother, Nasser Asiri, 57, when attacked. Although he was unharmed, Nasser reportedly suffered a gunshot wound in the head.

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Both were rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment.

Police said the suspects, wearing black jackets with full-face helmets on, were on board a motorcycle.

After he was declared safe from harm, Julie took to social media to slam his attackers as “cowards” for not facing him squarely.