By Jong Cadion
ZAMBOANGA
CITY (May 15, 2017) - In the continuing effort to totally neutralize the
Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) within six (6) months, an ASG/KFRG member was nabbed by
the Joint Task Force Tawi-tawi (JTF Tawi-tawi) past noon time on Saturday (May
13), military official said.
Western
Mindanao Command (WestMinCom) Information Officer Cpt Jo-Ann D. Petinglay disclosed
that the Marine Battalion Landing Team 10 members nabbed a certain Sahidul Bandhala
Jikiri a.k.a Idul/JamiriSaidul/SaidulIdul/JikiriSaidul, a resident of Brgy Sipangkot,
Sitangkai, Tawi-tawi after subject was pointed out by residents to be a member
of the ASG/KFRG operating in the area.
"MBLT10
troops were having a "pulong-pulong" among the local populace of
Sipangkot when the information on the identity of Jikiri was voluntereed by one
of the concerned residents," says Brigadier General Custodio Parcon,
Commander of the Joint Task Force Tawi-tawi.
"In coordination
with the PNP, we immediately invited Jikiri for interview. In the course of
questioning, Jikiri confessed to be an ASG/KFRG member under ASG/KFRG sub
leaders IdangSusukan and SihataLatip, whose groups are operating in Sulu
Province," BGen Parcon adds.
Cpt.
Petinglay said that the subject also revealed that he is often contacted by
other ASG/KFRG sub leaders Abraham Hamid, Salip Susung, Nixon Muktadil and
Brown Muktadil when crafting plans for kidnapping and cross-border seajacking,
targeting mostly foreign nationals and vessels.
He also has
affiliations with other ASGs such as the Raden Abu group and Alden Bagade
group, acting as an errand man in procuring speedboats and other requirements
needed to support kidnapping activities, she said.
"Jikiri
revealed that the sub leaders will pay him for every errand they ask him to do
for them," adds BGen Parcon.
"He
also gets a part of the money every time family of kidnap victims pay ransom in
exchange for their release.
"As of
press time, Jikiri is still in the custody of the Tawi-tawi PNP while
documentation and filing of appropriate charges are being processed.
"This is a very good example of a
community that is united in fighting the Abu Sayyaf."
"We
urge other towns and communities all over the BaSulTa area to do the same, so
that the Abu Sayyaf and their supporters will be forced to surrender," adds
BGen Parcon.
Cpt.
Petinglay further said that the people of Tawi-tawi have been actively showing
support to the government's effort to stop and totally eradicate the Abu
Sayyaf. Just a month ago, eleven (11) Abu Sayyaf bandits surrendered as a group
to the Joint Task Force Tawi-tawi and turned-over seven (7) high-powered
firearms.
As of this
report, 18 Abu Sayyaf were apprehended all over the WestMinCom area while, 48
surrendered and 56 were killed, she added.
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