Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief-of-staff Gen.
Gregorio Pio Catapang on Wednesday assured the public that Basit Usman will be
the next terrorist to fall into government hands.
He made this response when asked whether Sunday's arrest of
Justice for Islam Movement founder Mohammad Ali Tambako in General Santos
"(He will be next) but I cannot give the date or exact
timeline. The troops are all very eager to neutralize or arrest him,"
Catapang said in Filipino.
He also cautioned the public from being too eager for
Usman's arrest as "patience is a virtue."
Catapang said that the AFP could not afford to operate
haphazardly as this could cause casualties.
"We could incur casualties due to poor planning, poor
coordination or poor synchronization of efforts," the AFP chief stressed.
Earlier, AFP reports claimed that Usman and his cohorts are
still trapped by the military cordon in Maguindanao.
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