Mayor Ma. Isabelle Climaco-Salazar has ordered a massive
manhunt operation in a bid to recapture a suspected Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG)
spotter, who escaped from police custody noontime Tuesday.
Salazar, furious over the incident, likewise ordered Supt.
Luisito Magnaye, Zamboanga City police officer-in-charge, to explain the
circumstances surrounding the escape of Alhnur Usup, 28, who carries the
aliases of Arab-Arab and Arab Puti.
Usup and a companion identified as Jamal Labuan were
arrested in the morning of June 2 near an eatery in Barangay Canelar, this
city, following a brief chase.
Usup is among the spotters of the Abu Sayyaf Group “as well
as conducting surveillance for prospective targets for kidnapping in Zamboanga City
He is a follower of Sulu-based Abu Sayyaf leader Idang
Susukan.
Per police report, Usup and Labuan ,
who were jointly handcuffed, managed to grapple with SPO4 Montasil Amirul,
their lone security, in an attempt to grab the police service firearm while on
transit for commitment to the Zamboanga City Reformatory Center (ZCRC) from the
Hall of Justice.
In the midst of the scuffle, Usup managed to unlock the
handcuff and jumped off from the van’s window at the vicinity of Magay area,
this city.
Amirul managed to subdue Labuan
while the SPO1 Mario Lafuente, the driver-investigator, chased Usup but to no
avail.
Usup fled towards M.
Calixto St.
Salazar said a thorough investigation should also be
conducted immediately to determine who should be held liable for the lapses.
“Manhunt operations against the suspected ASG should be
launched and police authorities should implement the full force of the law,”
Salazar declared noting that this is not the first time that such an incident
involving detainees under the custody of the local police happened.
She described the incident as a very serious matter that
needs serious action.
Usup has a standing warrant of arrest for murder with
PHP200,000 recommended bail issued by a court in Parang, Sulu.
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