TWO persons were injured in a hacking incident, while the suspect was arrested in a police follow-up operation in a west coast village of Zamboanga City.
Police Colonel Alexander Lorenzo, Zamboanga City Police Office (ZCPO) director, said Tuesday, March 29, that the incident happened around 9:50 a.m. Monday, March 28, in Purok 5, Labuan village.
Lorenzo identified the victims as Ibraham Nasa, 29, and his father, Isnani, 58, residents of Purok 1 in Labuan village.
The suspect was identified as Faizal Ammad, 38, who was arrested by the responding personnel of the ZCPO's Station 10, according to Lorenzo.
He said investigation showed that Ibraham was about to get his motorcycle, which was parked at the side of the road, when the suspect, armed with a bolo, attacked the victim.
He said Isnani was also hacked when he tried to pacify the suspect.
He said the victims have just disembarked from their motorboat when the suspect attacked them one after the other.
Both victims were rushed to Labuan General Hospital from treatment, while the suspect was arrested in a follow-up operation, Lorenzo said. (SunStar Zamboanga)