By Jong Cadion
PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur (February 8, 2018) – The Joint Law Enforcement
Operations of military and police neutralized the notorious Maute-ISIS remnants
in Lanao del Norte, Thursday (February 8) early morning, military official
said.
Information officer Maj
Ronald E. Suscano (INF) PA, 1st Infantry (TABAK) Division, disclosed
that the troops of Joint Task Group Lanao del Norte (JTG LDN) under
Joint Task Force “ZamPeLan” and Pantar PNP killed the terrorists, a certain
Omar Daiser and two (2) others, and recovered high-powered firearms in a Joint
Law Enforcement Operations at 2:30am Thursday (February 8) in Brgy Lumba Punud, Pantar, Lanao del Norte.
Brig Gen William A Alunday AFP, Commander of JTG
LDN said that “Omar Daiser is a fugitive who escaped from Marawi City Jail,
joined the Maute-ISIS group and was utilized as ISIS contact person in Pantar
during the Marawi rebellion.”
“The subject has a standing warrant of arrest for the crime of robbery with homicide issued
by the Marawi City Regional Trial Court. He is known to be an illegal drug user
and pusher and a follower of Solitario Ali, former Mayor of Marawi City who is
involved in illegal drug trade,” said Alunday.
Maj. Suscano said Daiser and two other unidentified
terrorists were shot dead after resisting arrest and fighting it out with the
enforcers. The operating troops also recovered four (4) M16 armalite rifles,
one (1) M203 GL, one (1) FAL rifle and
one (1) Pietro beretta 9mm pistol with markings PNP property, assorted
ammunitions and bandoleers left at the site. The cadavers have been taken by the PNP Pantar for proper
disposition and latterly claimed By Bokari Abdulgani, Municipal Councilor of
Pantar.
Major General Roseller G Murillo
AFP, 1ID Commander said, “the government forces will continue to intensify its
internal security operations in Joint Task Force “ZAMPELAN’s” area of
operations to neutralize the remnants of terrorist groups in Marawi”.
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