Military units on Tuesday were chasing 11 suspected members of Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) spotted heading to Sibubong sandbars, southwest of Barangay Bato-Bato, Albarka, Basilan on Sunday.
Belated reports from Capt. Jefferson Somera, 1st Infantry spokesperson, said the suspected Muslim rebels were sighted twice by the military teams.
The first sighting was in Barangay Cambug at around 12:30 p.m. with the ASG men on board five motorcycles. (were earlier spotted by military teams, aboard a motorized pump boat, in Barangay Cambug, Albarka traveling aboard five motorcycles around 12: 30 p.m.)
He added the 11 rebels were believed to be under the leadership of Nurhassan Jamiri alias "Abu Bekkat" and Musana Jamiri and were holding a picnic in the above-mentioned locality.
The ASG were spotted leaving the area aboard a blue-and-white motorized pump boat, a second sighting confirmed by the 18th Infantry Battalion around 1:10 p.m., Somera stressed.
Once the ASG sightings were confirmed, Somera said an MG-520 "Defender" attack helicopter was hurriedly deployed to pursue and disperse ASG bandits with rockets.
After this attack, the ASG immediately fled towards the direction of Sitio Anang-Anang, Barangay Cambug, Albarka, which is heavily forested with mangroves.
Navy units were immediately deployed to cordon off the area to prevent the ASG from escaping.
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