Tribal leader shot dead in Maguindanao | Inquirer News

Tribal leader shot dead in Maguindanao

/ 12:24 PM September 16, 2016

COTABATO CITY – Unidentified gunmen shot dead a tribal leader in South Upi, Maguindanao, police and civilian officials said Friday.

South Upi Mayor Reynalbert Insular identified the victim as Joseph Suenan of Barangay (village) Lamud, South Upi. Insular said Suenan, of the Teduray tribe, was attacked and killed on Thursday.

Police said Suenan was bringing home his water buffalo when unidentified men arrived and opened fire on him around 3 p.m. in Barangay Lamud.

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Villagers said Suenan, a respected Teduday leader in South Upi, actively mediated conflicts in the village.

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Insular said he has ordered a deeper investigation of the incident. CDG/rga

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