SHARIFF AGUAK, Maguindanao: A notorious Moro commander who led the rescue of a drug trafficker that led to the escape of 157 inmates from North Cotabato district jail in January was killed by unidentified gunmen in Pagalungan town here on Wednesday night.

Senior Supt. Agustin Tello, Maguindanao provincial police director, said Ismael Nasser Omar, also known as Nasser Cabalo Omar and “Commander Derby,” died from gunshot wounds sustained in the attack at his house.

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