File photo of weapons seized by the military from the BIFF. Late Wednesday, a military checkpoint caught up with a man long wanted for the 2003 twin bombings of the Sasa wharf and Davao international airport, a member of he BIFF.
The top leader of the Special Operations Group (SOG) of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) was arrested Wednesday at a military checkpoint in Pigcawayan, North Cotabato.
A reliable Mindanao-based military source, speaking on condition of anonymity because he is not allowed to speak on the matter, identified the arrested terror suspect as Abdul Manap Mentang.
Mentang, a former member of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), has a P2.3 million bounty for his capture. The BIFF is a faction of the MILF.
According to military and police records, Mentang was a suspect in the twin bombings at the 2003 Sasa wharf and International Airport in Davao City that killed several persons and wounded scores of people.
http://www.interaksyon.com/article/120110/biff-leader-arrested-in-north-cotabato---afp-source
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