SHOT DEAD. Supporters surround the body of Madid Bao, a candidate for village chairman in Barangay Poktar, Butig, Lanao del Sur, after being shot on Monday morning (Oct. 30, 2023) inside a voting center in the village. The victim was shot by his brother, Jamael, following a scuffle with a gun, inside the area. (Screen grabbed from S’bang Ka Mindanao)
COTABATO CITY – A candidate for village chair in Lanao del Sur was shot dead by his rival brother following an altercation inside the voting precinct in Butig, Lanao del Sur, on Monday morning.
Lanao del Sur police provincial director, Col. Robert Daculan, identified the victim as Madid Bao, a candidate for village chairman of Barangay Poktan.
Madid, who was running for the village's top post against his brother, Jamael, is the husband of the incumbent and last-termer village chairperson Conaipa Bao.
Madid died while being transported to the Amai Pakpak Medical Center in Marawi City following the 7 a.m. shooting.
Initial investigation showed that Jamael was inside the voting precinct in Barangay Poktan when Madid arrived and confronted the latter about his presence in the area.
A heated argument ensued, with Jamael complaining that his brother had a .45-caliber pistol.
Police said Madid hit Jamael in the head using his pistol, causing a scuffle that ended with Madid being shot in the chest.
Relatives and supporters rushed Madid to the hospital while Jamael tried to flee but was immediately cornered by authorities, police said.
Meanwhile, in nearby Bayabao Central School, also in Butig, Lanao del Sur, two voters were shot dead by still unidentified gunmen before 7 a.m.
Police are still investigating the incident. (PNA)
