Wednesday, December 1, 2021

One among most wanted Abu Sayyaf members, 3 others surrender in Sulu

From GMA News Online (Nov 29, 2021): One among most wanted Abu Sayyaf members, 3 others surrender in Sulu (By Jon Viktor D. Cabuenas)



Four members of the Abu Sayyaf group, including one of the most-wanted members of the group in Sulu province, surrendered to Philippine officials last week, the Philippine Marine Corps announced Sunday.

Four members of the Abu Sayyaf group, including one of the most-wanted members of the group in Sulu province, surrendered to Philippine officials last week, the Philippine Marine Corps announced Sunday.

According to data released by Marine Battalion Landing Team 7 (MBLT-7) under the 4th Marine Brigade, the surrender was facilitated together with the local government of Panamao in Sulu last Thursday, November 25.

The surrenderers include Sikal Hussien Juhurim who is one of the most-wanted members of the ASG in the Sulu province.


Juhurim was involved in the kidnap-for-ransom of two German nationals in April 2014 in Puerto Princesa, Palawan in April 2014, and of two Canadian nationals in Samal Island in Davao del Norte in September 2015.

Also among the surrenderers are Jumadil Sali who was involved in the Sipadan kidnapping in 2011, Ibnorajik Aranan Igasan who served as a spotter and errand man for the group during the Malaysian kidnapping incidents in 2018 and 2019, and Marajan Jawae Mahing who was under sub-leader Sansibar Bencio operating in the areas of Bud Bawis Complex.

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MBLT-7 Commanding Officer Lieutenant Colonel Eduard Olasco said the ASG members will be taken under the Ending Local Armed Conflict (ELAC) Program of the municipality.

“The whole-of-nation approach is employed to address the issues of our surrenderers as part of their comprehensive mainstreaming and to encourage more ASG members to return into the folds of the law,” he said.

“I urge every ASG member to surrender because your Marines, in partnership with local governments, various agencies, and non-government organizations, have doubled our efforts to formulate and implement programs for you,” added Colonel Hermanie Songano who witnessed the surrender.

“Join us as we continue the fight in winning the peace and in ending violent extremism in the 4th marine Brigade area of operation for us to achieve our goal of lasting peace and development in the Province of Sulu,” he added.

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/regions/812578/among-most-wanted-abu-sayyaf-members-3-others-surrender-in-sulu/story/

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