Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Police arrest ranking NPA leader in Saranggani

From the Philippine News Agency (Apr 9): Police arrest ranking NPA leader in Saranggani

A New People's Army (NPA) leader in Sarangani province was arrested Monday after a month-long surveillance by a joint police and military group.

Ronnie Nayre, who uses the pseudonym "Ka Joy-Joy," was a known NPA leader operating in Kiamba, Sarangani province and involved in various crimes.

Senior Supt. Edwin Minon, Sarangani provincial police chief, said Ka Joy-Joy is the leader of NPA Front Committee 73 and figured in various clashes with government forces.

He was cornered by lawmen in his hideout in Barangay Nalus, with his wife Khads and two companions identified by police only as Mac-Mac and Henry. The wife and two other companions were later released as they were not included in the warrant of arrest.

Supt. Romeo Ver, South Cotabato police provincial director, lauded the arrest of Commander Joy-Joy who was also wanted in South Cotabato due to string of criminal cases like murder, robbery in band, extortion, among others.

With his arrest, Ver said the NPA has suffered a major blow and led to the reduced security threat in the coastal villages of Sarangani and South Cotabato.

While Ver was elated with the arrest, he reiterated his call for communist guerillas to return to the mainstream and live normal lives than staying in the mountains fighting for a lost cause.

http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=2&sid=&nid=2&rid=514696

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