Cotabato village official, companion shot dead

COTABATO CITY – Unidentified gunmen shot and killed a village councilman and his companion along the busy Pansacala Street here on Monday afternoon.

Senior Insp. Carlo Jurinario, Police Station 2 chief, said Johair Tan, 30, village councilman of Barangay (village) Bagua 2, was driving his car with Rahib Rora, 28 when gunmen riding in tandem on a motorbike opened fire on them.

The two died on the spot.

Police found empty shells for cal. 45 pistol.

The motive and identities of the attackers remained unknown./rga

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