Kalinaw News: Influx of ASG surrenders in Basilan continues

From Kalinaw News (Aug 12, 2022): Influx of ASG surrenders in Basilan continues

Camp Navarro, Calarian, Zamboanga City – August 12, 2022

The influx of surrender of Abu Sayyaf Group members continues as another former violent extremist yielded to the joint elements of the AFP and PNP in Isabela City, Basilan on Thursday morning, August 11.

Salih Kiman Mustapha, a.k.a. Alih Kiman Mustafa handed over his M1 Carbine to the government forces at the Basilan Provincial Police Office (BPPO) based in Barangay Menzi, same city. He is a former member of the Basilan-based ASG under the late sub-leader Radzmil Jannatul.

Brig. Gen. Domingo Gobway, Commander of Joint Task Force Basilan said the joint elements of the PNP’s BPPO under Police Col. Pedro Martirez, Jr., 53rd and 54th Special Action Company of the 5th Special Action Battalion, and Regional Mobile Force Battalion BaSulTa, and; the AFP’s JTF Basilan and 101st Infantry Brigade facilitated the surrender of Mustapha.

Surrendered personality is now undergoing custodial debriefing at BPPO while his firearm was turned over to the Regional Forensic Unit of Police Regional Office Bangsamoro Autonomous Region (PRO BAR) for proper disposition. Mustapha is the third member of the ASG to surrender in Basilan within the week.

Lt. Gen. Alfredo Rosario, Jr., Commander of Western Mindanao Command said the influx of the ASG surrenders is a result of the intensified military operations and the strengthened collaboration between the AFP and PNP. “Our successes are also attributable to the good governance of our local chief executives and the programs initiated by the government.”

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