DINAS,
Zamboanga cdel Sur - An alleged ambushed transpired at
Purok Tula Tula, Barangay Tarakan, Dinas, Zamboanga del Sur at about 6:30 PM of
May 12, 2019.
Police Brigadier Gen. Emmanuel Luis D
Licup, PRO9 Director identified the victims as Totoy Pendaton Marcaban,37 years
old, married a Sanguniang Bayan Candidate of Dinas, Zamboanga del Sur, Barangay
Councilor Abdulgani Paragunan Esmael, 54 years old, married and Hassim Dilagan
Esmael, 54 years old, also married all resident of Purok Esmael, Barangay
Tarakan, Dinas, Zamboanga del Sur.
The victims allegedly ambushed by
unidentified armed men at Purok Tula tula, Barangay Tarakan, Dinas, Zamboanga
del Sur while they were travelling along the Barangay road heading towards
Barangay Taraka, Dinas.
Investigation disclosed that the driver
identified as Totoy Pendaton Marcaban before the incident he saw a male
personality tailed them at the road but when he was hit by the flash of the
light he suddenly jumps into the grassy area of said place, there and then a
burst of gunfire followed hitting into the different part of the Car and
subsequently after the incident suspects fled away to Sitio Baka, Dinas,
Zamboanga del Sur.
Meanwhile, Joint of PNP personnel of
Dinas Municipal Police Station and 53rd Infantry Battalion of Philippine Army
conducted hot pursuit operation for the possibly arrest of the suspects but
yielded negative result. Motive of the incident was still to be determined.
