A barangay captain in Maguindanao del Sur was arrested for his alleged involvement in the 2023 killing of another barangay’s captain and councilor in the same province, the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) said on Tuesday.
In a statement, the CIDG only identified the arrested suspect as the current captain of Barangay Datu Salibo named ‘Nasser.’
The police said the arrest stemmed from a warrant for two counts of murder issued by a Shariff Aguak court on Oct. 11, 2023 with no bail recommended.
The CIDG did not specify the court that issued the warrant. ‘On Aug. 16, 2023, the arrested accused and 21 other co-accused allegedly perpetrated an explosion targeting a group of barangay officials led by Jun ‘Datumanot’ Silongan, incumbent captain of Barangay Pendeten, Datu Salibo, Maguindanao Del Sur,’ the CIDG said.
‘The barangay officials were traversing on foot a trail in an uninhabited farmland in Sitio Patawali, Barangay Ganta, Sharif Saydona when an explosion occurred that caused the instantaneous death of [Silongan] and seriously wounding barangay kagawad Salik Katua and 8 others. Unfortunately, Kagawad Katua succumbed to the injury,’ it added.
The CIDG also noted that it already arrested a municipal councilor named ‘Allan’ last Oct. 11 in connection with the case.