LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – A former barangay captain who filed a graft case against Albay Gov. Grex Lagman over "jueteng" (an illegal numbers game) payola survived an ambush while en route to his residence in Barangay Anislag, Daraga, Albay, from this city on Wednesday night, March 27.

A FORMER barangay captain was ambushed in Legazpi City, Albay on Holy Wednesday.

Police Lt. Col. Malu Calubaquib, spokesperson of the Police Regional Office-5, said Alwin M. Nimo, 48, former captain of Barangay Anislag, together with his companions, were onboard a vehicle when they were fired at by four unidentified suspects when they reached the junction road in Barangay Mariawa here at around 9 p.m. 

They escaped towards Barangay Talahib where they sought police assistance.

Calubaquib said that Nimo and his companions were unharmed.

Nimo’s bullet-proof Chevrolet Suburban Sports Utility Vehicle had 20 bullet holes from a gun of unknown caliber.

He filed cases before the Ombudsman last February against Lagman for allegedly receiving jueteng payola or bribes.

These were direct bribery, violation of the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act, the Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees, and the law that provides stiffer penalties for illegal gambling.