Eleven Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) brigands, including a
sub-leader and a 12-year-old boy, on Monday surrendered to the government
authorities in this town.
Lt. Gen. Mayoralgo Dela Cruz, Western Mindanao Command
(Westmincom) chief, and Basilan Gov. Hadjiman Hataman-Saliman led the
government officials in welcoming the ASG-surrenderers in a ceremony held at
the town hall.
The group is led by Moton Indama, 26, a relative of ASG
leader Furuji Indama, one of the ASG brigands sub-leaders based in this
province.
Indama’s followers were identified as the following: Haimin
Jalil, 17; Marham Musana, 18; Sadjara Hadjaraman, 28; Halid Murasimin, 20;
Gulam Hajim, 19; Haraward Sahirulla, 20; Basri Laisun, 18; Nasim Baliyung, 21;
Ring Langka, 15; and, 12-year-old Tari Murasimin.
They turned over high-powered firearms that included a
Belgian-made Minimi 5.56 caliber light machinegun, one M-16 Armalite rifle
attached with M-203 grenade launcher, a caliber .30 M1 Garand rifle, a shotgun,
three caliber .45 pistols, a caliber .38 revolver and several rounds of
ammunitions.
Indama said they decided to surrender since they were
already tired of fighting against the government and they wanted to rejoin the
mainstream of the society to live peaceful life.
The surrender of Indama’s group came days after they sent
surrender feelers and signified intention to lay down their arms.
Dela Cruz told the surrenderers that they made the right choice
instead of wasting lives, citing President Rodrigo Duterte statement “we cannot
be killing each other every day.”
Dela Cruz appealed to the ASG brigands to seize the
opportunity to have a bright future like the young boy.
He said the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is open
for the surrender of the other Abu Sayyaf members in this province.
Saliman said the provincial government and that of the
Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) are also open to help in the
education of the surrenderees to keep them away from being victims of extremism
and wrong beliefs.
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