COTABATO CITY — A village councilor in Barangay Poblacion who was eyeing a city council seat in Datu Hofer, Maguindanao del Sur was shot lifeless by unidentified gunmen alongside the nationwide freeway on Saturday evening, police mentioned on Sunday.
Toto Gogo Kensa, 45, was killed on the spot attributable to a number of gunshot wounds within the head and physique, in keeping with Capt. Alberto Pansoy, Datu Hofer municipal police chief.
Kensa filed his certificates of candidacy (COC) for a seat on the municipal council underneath the Lakas-CMD get together early this month.
Pansoy mentioned Kensa was driving a motorcycle along with his spouse on it from the city’s market round 6 p.m. on Saturday. They had been heading house when two males driving on separate motorbikes opened fireplace, hitting Kensa, who fell from his motorcycle.
His spouse, Bai Norhaya, was unharmed.
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“We’re nonetheless not sure of the motive and the identities of the perpetrators however we proceed to analyze,” Pansoy mentioned.
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Colonel Roel Serese, Maguindanao del Sur police director, has ordered the creation of a Particular Investigation Activity Group to hurry up the investigation.
Kensa was the second village official in Maguindanao provinces killed in an ambush.
On August 18, gunmen ambushed and killed chairperson Esmael Mustapha of Barangay Bulibod in Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao del Norte. His spouse was additionally killed.
On Aug. 19, motorcycle-riding gunmen ambushed and killed 64-year-old Amado Serra, village chairman of Barangay Laguilayan, Isulan, Sultan Kudarat, a province beside Maguindanao del Sur.
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