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Logger killed in Basilan for failing to say Quran verses
By: Julie Alipala
Inquirer Mindanao / 11:22 PM February 09, 2019
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Armed men believed to be Abu Sayyaf members shot dead a logger on Saturday morning in Maluso town in Basilan province for being unable to say Al Fatihah, the first seven verses of the Quran.
The men, who were carrying M16 rifles, took seven loggers – five men and two boys – who were hauling coco lumber in Sitio Camp Alih in Barangay Abong-abong, according to Insp. Robert Jay B. Bacalangco.
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