Posted to Kalinaw News (Mar 20, 2022): Abu yield, loose firearms seized in Basilan
Camp Navarro, Calarian, Zamboanga City – March 20, 2022
A member of the Abu Sayyaf Group surrendered to the military in Basilan on March 17, 2022.
Mujib Hassan Maranding, a.k.a. Ohms, 27 years old, a resident of Barangay Danapah, Al-Barka, Basilan handed over his M16A1 rifle to the CSP Team of the 18th Infantry Battalion. He was a member of the Abu Sayyaf Group under ASG sub-leader Nurhassan Jamiri.
It can be recalled that Jamiri and 13 of his followers surrendered to the government forces and local authorities in Basilan sometime in March 2018. Brig. Gen. Domingo Gobway said that the surrendered personality revealed that he went on lie low status after the surrender of his leader and comrades.
Meanwhile, two loose firearms were handed over to the CSP teams in Al-Barka. Two M1 Garand rifles were also handed over by Macalang Barangay Chairman Idris Nasal and Cambug Barangay Chairman Mohammad Sokor.
Surrendered personality and firearms are currently under the custody of 18IB for proper disposition. From January 2022 to date, a total of 12 ASG personalities have surrendered to the military in the ZamBaSulTa area.
“We welcome all those who wish to lay down their arms and return to the folds of the law. We assure you that we will give our full support to their reintegration into mainstream society,” Lt. Gen. Alfredo Rosario, Jr., Commander of Western Mindanao Command said.
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