Col. Armel Tolato, Philippine Marine Ready Force-Sulu commander (right) and a marine officer (left), pose for posterity photo with the two Abu Sayyaf members, who surrendered on Wednesday in Talipao, Sulu. (Photo courtesy: Naval Forces Western Mindanao Public Information Office)
Two members of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) bandits surrendered to the troops of the Philippine Marines as government offensives against the kidnap-for-ransom group continue in Sulu, a top military official said Thursday.
Rear Adm. Rene Medina, Naval Forces Western Mindanao (NFWM) commander, identified the ASG surrenderees as Julkaidar Iddon and Alanu Iddon, both former followers of ASG sub-leader Abraham Hamid.
Medina said the Iddons surrendered on Wednesday in Barangay Mahala, Talipao and have turned over two caliber .30 M1 Garand rifles.
Juljaidar served as a courier while Alanu is a boat skipper of the ASG that operated in the island town of Sitangkai, Tawi-Tawi, the military official said. The two were brought to Camp Bautista Station Hospital in Barangay Bus Bus, Jolo, for medical check-up.
Medina attributed the successful mission of the Fleet-Marine through the "continuous, relentless and combined efforts" of the Philippine Marine Ready Force-Sulu under the command of Col. Armel Tolato.
The military official also called on the remaining ASG members to surrender to the government where they will be given a chance to have a new life.
The surrender of the Iddons have brought to 183 the total members of the ASG who surrendered to the government since January, this year. Of the number, 75 surrendered in Basilan, 99 in Sulu, six in Tawi-Tawi, and three in Zamboanga City.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1049307
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