A three-year-old boy was wounded in an attack staged by the
Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) brigands in the hinterlands of Sulu, a military official
disclosed Thursday.
Brig. Gen. Alan Arrojado, Joint Task Group Sulu commander,
identified the victim as Gasfer Suhudan, who suffered graze wound in the
forehead.
Arrojado, who is also the commander of the Army’s 501st
Infantry Brigade, said the attack took place around 2:30 p.m. Wednesday in
Barangay Sandah, Patikul, Sulu.
Arrojado said the ASG brigands led by Ninok Sapari
positioned themselves in Patikul Hill and opened fire targeting the members of
the Barangay Peacekeeping Action Team (BPAT) in Sandah, Patikul.
Arrojado said the BPAT led by Sandah Barangay Chairman
Jairulla Jawari fought back triggering a 15-minute firefight.
He said Sapari’s group fled towards west direction upon
sensing the arrival of government troops.
He said Suhudan was taken to the headquarters of the Charlie
Company, 35th Infantry Battalion, for medical treatment.
He said the residents of Barangay Sandah earned the ire of
Sapari since they favor the concreting of the circumferential road linking the
barangays of Sandah and Tugas, Patikul.
He said Sapari opposes the concreting of the circumferential
road as it will provide easy access to the government troops.
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