Usman likely to have trained scores of bombers in captured Mamasapano bomb factory

From the Philippine News Agency (Mar 3): Usman likely to have trained scores of bombers in captured Mamasapano bomb factory

There is a huge possibility that Filipino bomb-maker, Basit Usman, one of the other priority targets in the bloody Jan. 25 raid which resulted in the neutralization of Malaysian terrorist, might have trained scores of bombers in the captured improvised explosive device factory captured by military forces in Mamasapano town, Maguindanao last Sunday, Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) public affairs office chief Lt. Col. Harold Cabunoc on Tuesday said.

Earlier reports claimed that Usman was allegedly coddled by small bands of notorious bandits from two different BIFF groups.

Mohammad Ali Tambako of Mamasapano town is one of Usman's current protector.

He is a BIFF leader who had carried out violent atrocities against civilians both in Maguindanao and North Cotabato.

Another one is BIFF leader named Kagi Karialan with at least 100 followers.

He led the attack on MILF communities and civilian communities nearby in Kabasalan and Bulol, both in Pikit, North Cotabato in two separate occasions, displacing at least 25,000 people.

Another is Nur Utoh, who is reportedly operating in Shariff Saydona.

Several tipsters have spotted Usman in the bailiwicks of these cohorts.

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