Kalinaw News: Patikul-based Abu surrenders to military

From Kalinaw News (Aug 9, 2022): Patikul-based Abu surrenders to military

Camp Navarro, Calarian, Zamboanga City – August 9, 2022

A Patikul-based Abu Sayyaf Group member handed over his M79 Grenade Launcher to the soldiers of the 20th Special Forces Company in Patikul, Sulu on Sunday, August 7, 2022.

A.k.a. Junjun, 29 years old, a resident of Barangay Panglayahan, Patikul yielded to the military troops at the 20SFC Headquarters at Sitio Laum Ad, Barangay Bakung, same municipality after he finally decided to leave his former life as an ASG member. Junjun was affiliated with the group under ASG Sub-Leader Morasil Mudjahirin under the late ASG Leader Hatib Hajan Sawadjaan.

Maj. Gen. Ignatius Patrimonio, Commander of Joint Task Force Sulu said the surrender of the said personality was through the joint efforts of the Local Government Unit (LGU) of barangays Bakung, Kadday Mampallam, and Kaunayan, all of Patikul, and the 20SFC of the 6th Special Forces Battalion under Lt. Col. Harold Nemeño. The two-star general also said that the sustained Mass Base Operations that are being conducted by the 20SFC in the area also contributed to the surrender.

Lt. Gen. Alfredo Rosario, Jr., Commander of Western Mindanao Command said the surrendered personality will be made to undergo the rehabilitation and reintegration programs prepared by the Regional and Provincial Governments in the area. He also said that he is very thankful for the continued support of the local government units and stakeholders.

“Rest assured that we will be more than motivated to work hard to get the remaining terrorists who are still out there, still undecided and still confused,” Lt. Gen. Rosario, Jr. added.

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