The Armed Forces of the Philippines-Western Mindanao Command (AFP-WestMinCom) announced the recent surrender of two Abu Sayyaf fighters in separate occasions in Tawi-tawi and Sulu.
Maj. General Carlito Galvez, commander of the Western Mindanao Command. (Keith Bacongco/MANILA BULLETIN)
The two bandits were identified as Rizal Karaman and Alnijul Caray Aspi, alias Misang.
A report disclosed that Karaman, said to be a notorious Abu Sayyaf member, surrendered to Brigadier General Custodio Parcon, commander of the Joint Task Force Tawi-Tawi, in Brgy. Sanga-Sanga, Bongao, Tawi-tawi at 10 a.m. Tuesday.
Soldiers of the Marine Battalion Landing Team 9 (MBLT-9) successfully facilitated the surrender of Karaman, a cohort of the late kidnap-for-ransom group leader Butchoy Hassan.
Karaman also turned over his cal .30 garand rifle to the soldiers upon his surrender.
He was subjected to a medical checkup to ensure that any medical conditions be given attention.
Meanwhile, Aspi surrendered to Lieutenant Colonel Ronaldo Mateo of the 32nd Infantry Battalion at the headquarters in Barnagay Bon-Bon, Patikul, Sulu, on Monday.
The 24-year-old Aspi, a resident of Barangay Lipunos, Parang, Sulu, is a follower of ASG sub-leader Majan Sahidjuan, alias Apoh Mike.
Aspi, who also turned over an M1 Garand (Springfield) rifle upon his surrender,, underwent a custodial debriefing conducted by JTF Sulu troops.
From January 1, 2017 to March 27, 2018, a total of 204 Abu Sayyaf members yielded to the Joint Task Forces in the joint area of operations, 85 of whom surrendered in Basilan, 80 in Sulu, 37 in Tawi-Tawi, and two in Zamboanga City.
“This only manifests the progress that we are attaining in our all-out offensives to defeat the Abu Sayyaf Group in ZamBaSulTa area, particularly in the province of Sulu, and we are elated to have the support of Suluanons,” said Lieutenant General Carlito G. Galvez, Jr., the commander of the Western Mindanao Command.
“We believe that, in time, we will bring about the peace and development in Sulu,” he added.
https://news.mb.com.ph/2018/03/29/two-abu-sayyaf-fighters-surrender/
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