All military units in Lanao del Sur were placed on a
region-wide red alert in wake of the attack on its provincial jail which led to
the release of 28 prisoners, including eight members of the Maute Group, last
Aug. 27.
"We have given a region-wide red alert (for this jail
break and as part) of the cooperation with the police to ensure their
arrest," said Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) spokesperson Brig.
Gen. Restituto Padilla.
He added the AFP is now working with the police in the
pursuit and recapture of the escaped prisoners.
An estimated 50 heavily-armed men raided the Lanao del Sur
Provincial Jail 5:45 p.m. Saturday.
The armed men disarmed the jail guards, captured JO3 Modaser
Manwang and carted away assorted high powered firearms.
Seized were one M-16 rifle, one M-14 assault rifle, and the
patrol car assigned at the Lanao del Sur Provincial Jail.
Manwang and 20 other inmates were released later in the village of Caloocan
in Marawi City
The raiders brought with them the eight members of the Maute
Group, a local terrorist group, aboard a motorized boat to an unknown
direction.
A military checkpoint intercepted the eight suspected
terrorists last week on board a vehicle loaded with high powered firearms and
improvised explosive device.
The suspects were reportedly on a mission to sow terror in
the neighboring cities of Iligan and Cagayan De Oro apart from a plan to attack
an Army camp in Marawi
City
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