By Jong Cadion
PAGADIAN
CITY, Zamboanga del Sur (January 24, 2018) – Troops under Joint Task
Force “Ranao” and Philippine National Police forces nabbed three sympathizers
of the Maute-ISIS group, Tuesday (January 23) in Lanao del Sur, military
official said.
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officer Maj Ronald E Suscano, 1st Infantry (TABAK) Division,
disclosed that Joint Task Group HARIBON under JTF Ranao and Provincial PNP of
Lanao del Sur conducted the law enforcement operations in response to civilian
report of armed presence at Brgy. Gacap, Piagapo, LDS.
Maj
Suscano said that JTG HARIBON identified the suspects as Apao Macod Dimacaling,
Brad Alexander and Jalal Ramal Berongon a.k.a. Mayor and recovered from them
two (2) calibre 45 pistols.
Colonel
Generoso M Ponio INF (GSC) PA, Commander of 103rd Infantry Brigade, said the
apprehended personalities were involved on the killings of three (3) Christian
civilian vendors who were found dead at the border of Piagapo and Balindong
towns in Lanao del Sur last December 6, 2017.
“Based
on our initial debriefing from the arrested personalities, they revealed that
there are still five (5) persons involved on the killings of said Christian vendors
selling household items,” said Col Ponio.
Major
Geeneral Roseller G Murillo AFP, 1ID Commander, commended the troops of the
Joint Task Group HARIBON and the PNP counterparts for the successful mission.
“The
recent accomplishment of our troops only shows that the civilian community is
getting more supportive in our efforts to totally crash-out not only the
remnants of Maute-ISIS group but their civilian sympathizers as well,” Maj Gen
Murillo said.
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