2 more ASG bandits nabbed in Zamboanga City

From the Philippine News Agency (May 31): 2 more ASG bandits nabbed in Zamboanga City

Two more members of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) were separately arrested by joint military and police forces amid the implementation of “No ID, No Entry” policy in this city, a top military official announced Wednesday.

The policy is part of the tightened security measure implemented in this city following the Marawi City incident that prompted President Rodrigo Duterte to declare martial law in Mindanao.

Col. Leonel Nicolas, Joint Task Force Zamboanga commander, identified the arrested suspects as Al-Hamed Manalas Abdurahman, 37, and Murasidol Manalas Abdurahman alias Teddung, 32.

Nicolas said the older Abdurahman was arrested in a law enforcement by way of serving search warrant around 6:40 p.m. Tuesday in Cahaya Timor Subdivision, Barangay Maasin.

Confiscated from Abdurahman's residence were five magazines of M-16 Armalite rifle, nine live ammunition of M-16 rifle and one bolt assembly of the same type of rifle.

Nicolas said the younger Abdurahman was arrested also in a law enforcement operation around 7 p.m. Tuesday at Block 4, Country Homes Subdivision, Barangay Ayala.

He said the younger Abdurahman has admitted that he joined the ASG in 2014 and is a follower of Sulu-based bandit sub-leader Idang Susukan.

Seized from his residence were a fragmentation grenade, three blasting caps, and a small bottle of suspected C4 explosive substance.

The Abdurahmans were arrested hours after the troops have arrested a suspected ASG member while trying to sneak into this city by mixing up with passengers of a ferry that docked early Tuesday at the local port.

Kimhar Asusi alias Abu Kimar, 32, was arrested around 6:05 a.m. Tuesday just as he disembarked from a passenger ferry that arrived at the local port coming from Jolo, Sulu.

Asusi was the first ASG member who was arrested since the “No ID, No Entry” policy took effect last May 26.

http://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/992309