Thursday, June 6, 2019

3 'Abu Sayyaf members' nabbed in Zamboanga City

From the Philippine News Agency (Jun 6, 2019): 3 'Abu Sayyaf members' nabbed in Zamboanga City

Police arrested Wednesday three members of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) in this southern port city.

The Police Regional Office-9 (PRO-9) identified the arrested ASG members as Jamik Ibrahim, Majuk Amil, and Hasim Aming. Ibrahim and Amil were arrested in Barangay Arena Blanco, while Aming in Magay, Barangay Zone 1.

Police said the three have standing warrants of arrest for kidnapping and serious illegal detention and were involved in the June 11, 2001 kidnapping of eight workers of the Golden Harvest Plantation in Lantawan, Basilan.

The three were also involved in the kidnapping of six members of the Jehovah’s witness on August 20, 2002 in Patikul, Sulu, police said.

Police said the three were placed under the custody of the Regional Intelligence Division-9 for proper disposition.

They were arrested by a joint team of police, military, and National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) agents.

https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1071707

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