Ex-Basilan councilor shot dead

ZAMBOANGA CITY — A former woman councilor of Lamitan, Basilan was gunned down while she was visiting her farm in a nearby town last Thursday afternoon, police said.

Investigators said the victim, Badiriya Ding Aman, was on her way home after visiting her farm in Barangay Bato-Bato, Tuburan town when unidentified men shot her with assault rifles.

Aman died while she was being rushed to a hospital, police said.

Police believe that Aman’s killing stemmed from a land dispute although they are not discounting other motives. — Roel Pareño

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