Military units deployed at the so-called Zambasulta
(Zamboanga, Basilan, Sulu and Tawi-Tawi) are still on "red alert"
following the botched escape attempt of Abu Sayyaf leader Furuji Indama's
brother at the Zamboanga Zamboanga City Reformatory Center on Monday.
Indama is one of the ranking leaders of the bandit group.
Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) spokesperson Col.
Restituto Padilla said the escape try of Bensar Indama was foiled by Bureau of
Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) guards keeping watch on the facility.
This happened after one of the guards discovered a .45
caliber pistol inside the jail.
Padilla said the guards learned that something was in the
wind when several of the inmates made a request to stockpile rocks in the jail
facility.
Bensar Indama is charged with kidnapping and several high
profile crimes.
Padilla said that there is now a possibility that all
"high profile" inmates be transferred to a more secure facility in
Metro Manila as a result of the escape attempt.
He declined to comment further on the matter as the incident
is now being handled by the police.
However, in an event that the AFP will be requested to aid
the Philippine National Police, the military is more than willing to extend its
support, he said.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=1&sid=&nid=1&rid=727190
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