Two Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) bandits surrendered amid the intensified focused military operations in the province of Sulu, officials said Friday.
Brig. Gen. Divino Rey Pabayo, Joint Task Force Sulu commander, identified the ASG surrenderers as Muktar Moharaji Morsalin, 27, and Babaing Amil Jalaidi, 45, both residents of Sitio Akang, Barangay Buroh, Talipao, Sulu.
Pabayo said Morsalin and Jalaidi turned over an M-16 Armalite rifle and a Garand rifle when they surrendered around 9 a.m. Friday to Col. Antonio Nafarrete, the Army’s 1101st Infantry Brigade chief in Jolo, Sulu.
Pabayo said Morsalin is a follower of ASG sub-leader Jun Irad while Jalaidi of ASG sub-leader Basaron Arok. Irad and Arok are among the sub-leaders of ASG leader Hatib Hajan Sawadjaan.
“The successful surrender was facilitated by the combined efforts of the military and intelligence operatives,” Pabayo said.
“We are pleased to welcome them back to the mainstream of society and we will guarantee that they will be abetted in their reintegration,” he added.
Lt. Gen. Arnel Dela Vega, Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom) chief, attributed the successive surrenders of ASG members to the intensive government operations and the cooperation of community residents.
“Let us continue to help one another in order to accomplish our mission of bringing back peace and prosperity in the beautiful island of Mindanao,” dela Vega said.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1063378
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