The prime suspect to the Maguindanao massacre has finally surrendered and is currently in Fort Bonifacio.
Datu Unsay Mayor Andal Ampatuan Jr., the son of Maguindanao Governor Andal Ampatuan Sr., has been identified as the head of the Monday's massacre of at least 57 people in Maguindanao province.
The crime that was said to root from the political conflict between two prominent and rich clan in Maguindao could lead or could have had caused a brewing Rido or what they call as "ubusan ng lahi (an armed hostilities between families and kinship groups)". This may just be the first part of the election violence that can heighten as the election nears and as the number of victims increases. The victims of the brutal and ruthless killings include civilians, journalists who were assigned to cover the filing of candidacy for governor of Mayor Esmael Mangudadatu, a former ally-turned-political rival of the Ampatuans.
Ampatuan is set to be detained in NBI prison and just a few minutes ago, arrived at the Fort Bonifacio through Philippine Air Force plane. He was escorted by two NBI guards, holding him on his shoulders but without any handcuffs. Earlier this afternoon, he was handed over to DOJ Justice Secretary Agnes Devanadera who brought him to Manila.
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