A suspected member of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG), who allegedly figured in the Lamitan siege 13 years ago, was arrested in Basilan on Friday, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said.
Usman is the subject of a warrant of arrest issued by the Isabela City Regional Trial Court for a kidnapping and serious illegal detention case filed against him.
He is believed to be an ASG "sub-leader" when founder Ustadz Abdurajak Janjalani led the bandit group.
Usman was also involved in the 1995 Ipil Siege where 53 people were killed after the ASG raided the Zamboanga del Sur town.
The suspect is currently at the Police Regional Office 9 for documentation and other procedures.
During the Lamitan siege, the ASG entered Lamitan town in Basilan and seized the Jose Maria Torres Memorial Hospital and the Saint Peter's church in June 2001.
They brought with them at least 20 foreign and local hostages from the Dos Palmas Beach Resort in Palawan and engaged the military in a day-long standoff.
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