Joint Gov’t troops encounter lawless group in Sirawai

Public basketball court and covered stadium in
municipality of Sirawai, Zamboanga del Norte

By H.'JONG' D..CADION

PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur (June 9, 2018) - Combined elements of Bravo Coy of Phil. Army, 905^th Mobile Company of Regional Mobile Force Battalion and Sirawai MPS conducted operation at Brgy. Panabutan, Sirawai, Zamboanga Del Norte at about 5:00 AM of June 09, 2018. 

Investigator on case PO3 Rashid Rivera Paniorotan disclosed that the operating troops encountered with more or less Four Lawless elements under the group of Jamilon Tukalan and neutralization of one of its member identified as Haton Hassan. Firefight lasted at about Five minutes at Sitio Marjadia, Brgy.Panabutan, Sirawai, Zamboanga Del Norte.

The operating troops recovered from the suspect was One unit of cal. 45 Pistol (P7.45) Para ordinance with serial number 597402. Recovered from the encounter site were One unit Black Lenovo cellphone, One unit Black Samsung cellphone Analog and One unit Gold Oppo cellphone, PO3 Rashid Paniorotan said.

He also said that the pieces of evidence recovered from the encounter site is now under the custody of Sirawai MPS for proper disposition.

The cadaver of said person was properly turn-over to his immediate family/relatives after the conduct of post mortem examination, which was conducted by Sirawai Rural Health Unit. (By JONG CADION)