ISABELA CITY, Basilan – Due to relentless intelligence monitoring and persistent community engagement of the troops, three enlightened Abu Sayyaf Group members surrendered to the 4th Special Forces Battalion here in Barangay Cabunbata on Wednesday afternoon, 29 July 2020, yielding three high-powered firearms as they commit to embrace lasting peace.
The ASG members were identified as Jao Samson, 48 years old, alias Jul and Abdulhan Faizal, 50 years old, alias Abdul, who both hid in Tongkel Municipality of Sulu Province while evading the authorities. The third one was identified as Nasser Jaapal, 43 years old, alias Tatil who resides in Barangay Lawila, Lantawan Basilan Province. All three ASG returnees surrendered two (2) M16A1 Rifle, one (1) US M1 Carbine, magazines, and several ammunitions.
The ASG returnees were grateful to the authorities for giving them a chance to embrace peace as they admitted that they were just deceived by the misleading ideologies and false promises of the ASG leaders.
Lieutenant Colonel Alex Ampati, the Commanding Officer of 4SFBn, states that more disgruntled ASG members wanted to go back to the folds of the law and embrace lasting peace as security situation in Basilan improves.
“Marami na ang sumuko na mga myembro ng ASG. At marami sa kanila ay aminadong nalinlang lamang sa panghihikayat ng kanilang mapagsamantalang mga lider.”, Lieut.-Colonel Ampati expressed.
It can also be recalled, the previous weeks, that several ASG members also surrendered to the 4th Special Forces Battalion. “Hinihikayat namin ang iba pa nating mga kapatid na nakikibaka sa bundokan na bumaba at yakapin ang kapayapaan. May panahon pa para kayo ay magbago.”, Lieut.-Colonel Ampati added.
The ASG returnees will be enrolled in the Program Against Violent Extremism (PAVE) espoused by the Provincial Government of Basilan for the necessary intervention in order for them to become responsible, law-abiding, and productive citizens in the community.
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