SunStar
May 19, 2021
AN IMAM in Lapu-Lapu City was shot dead by two men riding in tandem in St. Michael Village, Barangay Pajac, Lapu-Lapu City, Tuesday night, May 18, 2021.
The victim was identified as Cairoding Palman, 43, president of the Darrusalam Urban Poor Association (DUPA).
An imam is one who leads Muslim worshippers in prayer and heads a Muslim community.
Palman s wife, Raima Saref Palman told police that her husband left their home on board their tricycle.
Cairoden suffered gunshot wounds in the chest, head, and arms.
The remains of Cairoding were no longer at the crime scene when the police arrived. His relatives took his body as part of the Muslim tradition to bury their dead within24 hours. ....