Notorious Abu nabbed by WestMinCom troops

By Jong Cadion

ZAMBOANGA CITY (March 31, 2017) – the elements of the Joint Task Force Zamboanga and the Zamboanga City Police Office arrested Abu Sayyaf member Amilton Tammang, a.k.a Nonoy or Dondon, at the port area of Zamboanga City at 7am yesterday, officials said.

Western Mindanao Command (WesMinCom) Information Officer Cpt. Jo-Ann D. Petinglay disclosed that Tammang, 29 years old and a resident of Barangay Liang, Patikul, Sulu, was arrested by virtue of a warrant of arrest for murder and frustrated murder. Reports from the JTF Zamboanga disclosed that Tammang was spotted by a concerned citizen who immediately notified the authorities.

Cpt. Petinglay said that the subject is a notorious member of the ASG Ajang-Ajang group operating in Jolo town, Jolo, Sulu. He is tagged in the harassment of a construction company in Barangay Liang, Patikul, Sulu in 2016 where a construction worker was beheaded.

At 10am yesterday, Tammang was turned over to the Zamboanga City Police Office for documentation, proper disposition, and legal procedure.