ZAMBOANGA CITY, Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines — Messages expressing shock and grief filled the social media wall of Mayor Darussalam Lajid of Al-Barka town in Basilan province, following his
Col. Rexmel Reyes, chief of the Zamboanga City Police Office, said Lajid died at 9:45 a.m. as he was rushed to Brent Hospital.
“He was a good man, one of the few leaders able to bring other warring groups to peace,” said Hadji Dan Asnawie, commander of the 114th Base Command of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front in Al-Barka. His supporters said Lajid instituted many changes in Al-Barka and made it one of the most peaceful municipalities in Basilan.
In an earlier interview with the Inquirer, Lajid confirmed that he was the target of an ambush in Barangay Ginanta on Aug. 3 in which his nephew, Amman Lajid, was killed. His successor, Muhammad Kabukisan, was elected mayor in 2007 when Al-Barka held its first election and served until 2013. He was killed in a rido in 2015.
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