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PAGADIAN CITY (Jult 8, 2019) - Government forces
neutralized five lawless elements and seized several firearms and drug
paraphernalia of the group in an armed engagement in Pikit, North Cotabato on
July 5 at 9pm.
Maj. Arvin John Encinas,
WesMinCom spokesperson disclosed that while the troops of 7th Infantry
Battalion and Pikit Municipal Police Station were on their routine checkpoint
operations, a speeding SUV passed through a checkpoint set up along the
national highway in Pikit, North Cotabato.
It alerted the adjacent detachment/checkpoint
at Brgy Inug-ug of same municipality. Without any provocation, the troops
manning the checkpoint were fired upon by the armed men aboard the said SUV, Encinas said.
Encinas added that the government troops
returned fire, neutralizing five armed men. Two were identified as:
Hassem Matalam, son of former
Pagalungan Mayor Nurodin Matalam, and Buton Bacocol, from Matina Pangi, Davao
City.
Their bodies were already claimed by the
Matalam Family. Government forces also seized an M16, two M653, an M1911, a
hand grenade, a rifle grenade, three sachets of suspected shabu, and shabu
paraphernalia.
Lieutenant General Cirilito Sobejana,
commander of Western Mindanao Command, said: "I commend our military and
police forces who stood guard and remained vigilant. Your steadfastness will
bear more accomplishments in our internal security campaign to defeat
lawlessness in Mindanao."
"Carrying this accomplishment, WestMinCom
commits to sustain its campaign against lawless elements and loose firearms in Mindanao.
The same efforts will be made to
facilitate Rido settlements in our bid to bring security and development in
communities," The WesMinCom Commander added. (By JONG CADION with PIO
PR and photos)
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