The laptop of wanted Filipino bomb maker Basit Usman that the military managed to seize last June yielded videos of giving shooting lessons as well as on how to make homemade bombs.
A report on GMA's “24 Oras” aired Thursday showed different videos allegedly taken by Usman himself.
[Video report]
Among the videos shown to GMA News were of Usman teaching a group of women how to fire a pistol in a makeshift shooting range, one showing him preparing an improvised explosive device, and another showing him detonating one.
According to military intelligence, Usman seems to be fond of taking videos of his activities since videos showing him with family members were also found on the laptop.
There was also a video that showed Usman's bodyguards who were all equipped with high-powered firearms and combat gear.
Philippine Army 6th Infantry Division spokesperson Capt. Jo-anne Petinglay said fugitives like Usman always had a sizable personal army.
“Unang-una alam nila na target sila ng hindi lang basta bastang puwersa. Elite forces will go after them so mabigat talaga. Expected na mabigat yung nakapalibot. And, pangalawa, may mga IEDs na inilalagay yan ready for detonation in case may papasok [na kalaban],” Petinglay explained.
Usman is among the most wanted terrorists of the US Federal Bureau of Investigation with a bounty of $1 million.
He was also one of the targets of a massive police operation in Mamasapano, Maguindanao on Jan. 25 that ended in 44 elite lawmen killed and 12 wounded.
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