Joint military and police operatives have captured two Abu
Sayyaf Group (ASG) brigands, including an explosive expert and an ASG mid-level
leader in the province
of Basilan
Arrested were Mudzrih Abih Adjalan alias Idol, and a certain
Yasir, according to Maj. Filemon Tan Jr., Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom)
spokesman.
Tan said Adjalan and Yasir were arrested by joint military
and police operatives during a law enforcement operation around 5:15 a.m.
Friday in Sitio Nangka-Nangka, Barangay Sungkayot, Ungkaya Pukan, Basilan
province.
Tan said Adjalan, a mid-level ASG leader, is well-trained in
manufacturing Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) and is involved in the
conduct of surveillance for probable targets of several bombing incidents in
this city and in the cities of Isabela and Lamitan, both in Basilan.
He said Adjalan was arrested by virtue of a warrant of
arrest for kidnapping and serious illegal detention. Yasir is an ASG follower.
He said Adjalan is responsible for the killings on June 25,
2013 of two residents of Lamitan
City
He said the military and police forces continue to exhaust
all efforts to neutralize the ASG in the province of Basilan
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