ZAMBOANGA
CITY (February 6, 2018) - As military troops sustain their offensives and
pressure terrorists in the BaSulTa area, two (2) more Abu Sayyaf members laid
down their arms in Basilan on Sunday (February 4), military official said.
Western
Mindanao Command (WestMinCom) information officer Cpt Jo-Ann D. Petinglay disclosed
that Hasib Sarikin Mion and Hamdi Nor Bareo surrendered
to the elements of the 74th Infantry Battalion under Lieutenant Colonel Jonas
Templo in Barangay Macalang, Albarka, Basilan at 2pm Sunday (February 4).
“Mion is an
Abu Sayyaf member under Furuji Indama and Bareo is listed under the AFP’s list
as a member of the group of Nurhassan Jamiri,” said Brigadier General Juvymax Uy,
the Commander of the Joint Task Force Basilan.
Cpt
Petinglay said that Mion and Bareo yielded their two US M1 Garand rifles to the
troops. The duo will undergo a custodial debriefing to be facilitated by the
troops in Barangay Cabangalan, Ungkaya Pukan, Basilan.
Cpt
Petinglay also stresses that from January 1, 2017 to February 4, 2018, a total
of 172 Abu Sayyaf members surrendered to the Joint Task Forces in the
ZamBaSulTa area. Of this record, 77 yielded to the troops in Basilan, 60 in
Sulu, 33 in Tawi-Tawi, and two in Zamboanga City.
“We want to
work for peace without the use of arms that is why we are encouraging the rest
of the Abu Sayyaf members to surrender because our thrust for internal security
in Mindanao is sincere,” said Lieutenant General Carlito G. Galvez, Jr.,
commander of the Western Mindanao Command.
“Our
efforts to end terrorism will not only benefit the Armed Forces of the
Philippines and the government but every Mindanaoan who yearns to have a
peaceful life,” added Lieutenant General Galvez, Jr
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