AMBUSH. Police conducts a post-crime investigation on a car where the MILF commander and his driver were injured after they were ambushed on Tuesday (Aug. 13, 2024) in Barangay Dalican, Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte. Police authorities are looking at 'rido' or family feud with another Moro clan as a possible motive that triggered the gun attack. (Courtesy of Datu Odin Sinsuat MPS)
DATU ODIN SINSUAT, Maguindanao Norte – Police authorities in Maguindanao del Norte are pursuing two men believed to be behind the ambush of a field commander of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) in Barangay Dalican here on Tuesday morning.
“We have two persons of interest who may be behind the shooting of a commander of the MILF and his relative,” Staff Sgt. Benjamin Bedo, the investigator-on-case, said in an interview Wednesday.
Garate Tumanggong Kawilan, commander of the MILF 104th base command, was onboard a white minivan driven by his relative, Ali Guiamaluden, in Barangay Dalican when waylaid along the road.
“They were heading toward the town center when ambushed. Based on the closed-circuit television footage in the area, the two suspects quickly fled onboard a waiting black sedan after shooting the victims,” Bedo said.
The victims, who both sustained multiple bullet wounds, are now in stable condition in a government hospital in Cotabato City.
Police said the victims had yet to provide information as to the possible motive behind the attack, which is initially linked to a family feud. (PNA)
