COTABATO CITY—Municipal Elections Officer Bai Maceda Lidasan-Abo and her husband, Jojo Abo, were killed in an ambush in Barangay Makir, Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte, on Wednesday morning.
Their white Fortuner was targeted by armed men, who opened fire, resulting in both their deaths.
Lidasan-Abo was declared dead on arrival at a nearby hospital, while her husband, who was driving, died while being transported for medical attention. Reports indicate that Abo attempted to evade the ambush by steering the vehicle off the road, which ultimately led to the car running aground.
The Abo couple was en route to Lidasan-Abo’s office when they were ambushed.
Local police are investigating the incident, but as of now, the suspects remain unidentified. The motive behind the attack is also under investigation.