By Jong
Cadion
Zamboanga
City (October 24, 2016) - A notorious sub-leader of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG)
and kin of Furudji Indama, along with his followers, to include a 12-year-old
child, surrendered to the troops of the Joint Task Force Basilan led by COL
CIRILITO DONATO thru the efforts of the local government units of Sumisip, Basilan
Monday morning headed by Mayor Gulam S. Salliman Hataman and Basilan Governor
Jim Salliman Hataman, military official said.
Western
Mindanao Command (WesMinCom) Spokesperson Major Filemon I. Tan Jr. disclosed
that Abu Sayyaf sub-leader Moton Indama, along with his 10 followers,
surrendered to the headquarters of the 64th Infantry Battalion in Sumisip,
Basilan led by LTC JULIUS A CABARLOC. Surrenderees were Moton Indama, Haimin
Jalil, Marham Musana, Sadjara Hadjaraman, Tari and Halid Murasimin, Gulam
Hajim, Haraward Sahirulla, Basri Laisun, Nasim Baliyung and Ring Langka. Their
age ranges from 12-35 years old.
Major Tan
said that per reports, Indama, second cousin of Furuji Indama, is the leader of
more or less 20 Abu Sayyaf members operating in Tipo-Tipo, Basilan. His group
is responsible for the laying of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) along the
Basilan Circumferential Road in Barangays Baguindan and Silangkum, Tipo-Tipo.
Indama’s
group is also involved in the 2010 bombing in Isabela City, Basilan, as well as
in several armed confrontations with government forces in the province in 2009.
Major Tan
added that the said surrender was made possible through the combined efforts of
the Joint Task Force Basilan, the Local Government Units (LGUs) from ARMM
Governor Mujiv Hataman down to the barangay officials, and the police.
From July to
October 24 today, a total of 34 Abu Sayyaf members in Basilan have surrendered
to the government authorities.
The military,
local government officials and the people of Basilan are one in working for
peace in Basilan, which in the future, will pave the way for prosperity and
development in the province.
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