Sulu authorities arrest suspected Indonesian suicide bomber, two others

From CNN Philippines (Oct 10, 2020): Sulu authorities arrest suspected Indonesian suicide bomber, two others

Authorities announced Saturday the arrest of an alleged Indonesian suicide bomber and two others in Jolo, Sulu.

Joint Task Force Sulu identified the alleged bomber as Rezky Rullie a.k.a. Cici. Officials believe Cici is the daughter of the Indonesian couple said to be behind the deadly 2019 Jolo Cathedral bombing.

Cici was arrested with two other females in a house in Barangay San Raymundo in Jolo, purportedly owned by Ben Tatoo, an alleged Abu Sayyaf leader. The other two were Inda Nurhaina, wife of Ben Tatoo, and Fatima Sandra Jimlani, wife of Jahid Jam, a terrorist group member, the task force said.

Officials said the three were caught in possession of “suicide vest rigged with pipe bombs and other improvised explosive device (IED) components.”

They are being detained at the Criminal Investigation and Detection Unit of Sulu Police Provincial Office.

Sulu military commander William Gonzales said in a statement that they have been in pursuit of Cici, following reports she would conduct suicide bombing attacks to avenge the death of her husband, Andi Baso, also an Indonesian militant, who was reportedly killed in an encounter last August with Scout Ranger Battalions under 1102nd Brigade in Patikul, Sulu.

CNN Philippines Correspondent David Santos contributed to this report

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