From the Philippine News Agency (Sep 9, 2021): 2 Abu Sayyaf bandits yield in Basilan (By Teofilo Garcia, Jr.)
ABU SAYYAF SURRENDERERS. Two Abu Sayyaf Group members (3rd from left and 3rd from right) surrender in Basilan province on Sept. 8, 2021 to live a peaceful life. They were turned over to the custody of local government officials in preparation for their enrolment in the rehabilitation and reintegration programs of the government. (Photo courtesy of the Naval Forces Western Mindanao Public Affairs Office)
Two former members of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) involved in high-profile atrocities are now being processed to avail of the rehabilitation program of the government after they surrendered in Basilan province.
Rear Adm. Toribio Adaci Jr., Naval Forces Western Mindanao (NFWM) commander, on Thursday identified the two ASG surrenderers only through their aliases – Mubin and Daky – for security reasons.
Adaci said Mubin and Daky surrendered in Ungkaya Pukan town on September 8, through the efforts of the Naval Task Force 61, the 18th Infantry Battalion, and local government officials.
He said the two yielded an M16A1 and Garand rifles.
The two were involved in the Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay attack in 1995, Sipadan kidnapping in 2000, Lamitan siege in 2001, and other atrocities in Basilan.
“The ASG members finally gave themselves up after years of fleeing Focused Military Operations (FMO) in western Mindanao. They are exhausted and they missed their families. Thus, they chose to give up and live a normal life,” Adaci said.
He said Mubin and Daky were turned over to the custody of Mayor Darussalam Lajid of Al-Barka town and Vice Mayor Jomar Maturan of Ungkaya Pukan for proper disposition, including their enrollment in the reintegration and rehabilitation program of the government.
https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1153070
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