Zamboanga del Sur (CNN Philippines, January 12) — A gunman shot dead a barangay chairman in Zamboanga del Sur Friday morning outside his residence in a neighboring village, authorities said.
Police said the victim, Moden Abu of Barangay Binuatan in Dinas town, was scheduled to oversee Friday prayers at a mosque. Abu was on a motorcycle on his way to his house in Barangay Poblacion when a gunman shot him.
Police said the gunman stepped out of his gray-black Toyota Vios and shot Abu again before fleeing the scene.
The police said they have yet to identify the gunman and the motive.
Abu was the third barangay chairman killed in Zamboanga del Sur after the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections in December.
