Abu Sayyaf bandits torch rented vehicle of DPWH in Basilan

From InterAksyon (Apr 14): Abu Sayyaf bandits torch rented vehicle of DPWH in Basilan



Abu Sayyaf members are seen brandishing high-powered weapons, in this still image from a News5 Everywhere video clip.

The Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) bandits have burned a rented vehicle of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in the nearby town of Sumisip, this province.

DPWH District Engineer Soler Undug disclosed the incident occurred Sunday afternoon in Barangay Benembengan, Sumisip town.

Undug said Monday they were using the rented vehicle, a Willy’s type jeep, in ferrying materials from Isabela City to a project site in Barangay Buli-Buli, Sumisip.

Undug said that his personnel, while transporting materials, parked the vehicle along the highway of Benembengan since they have to attend to other important matters.

Several minutes after leaving the vehicle, Undug said, his personnel received a call through cellular phone from a group of ASG bandits “telling them they are going to burn the vehicle.”

When his personnel returned, the vehicle was already burned, Undug said.

He disclosed that the group of ASG leader Juhaibel Alamsirul, alias Abu Kik, was the one responsible for the burning of the vehicle.

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