The military's 6th Infantry Division has announced Tuesday
the arrest of an officer of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF)in
his residence in Cotabato
City
In a statement, Capt. Joann Petinglay, 6th ID spokesperson,
identified the arrested BIFF official as Agdulgani Esmael Pagao, alias
"Abdulayman Pagao," the group's finance officer.
Petinglay said the operation was carried out by the combined
elements of 5th Special Forces Battalion, Intelligence Support Group, Criminal
Investigation and Detection Group, 6th Military Intelligence Group, 1st
Mechanized Infantry Battalion, JSOU1, and Cotabato City Police Office.
Pagao was arrested at Campo Muslim in Barangay Mother Bagua,
Cotabato City
Seized from Pagao was a caliber .45 pistol with ammunition,
two loaded magazines, and a fragmentation grenade. He did not resist arrest.
Petinglay said the arrest of Pagao marked another
accomplishment of the government through excellent coordination with the
different law enforcement agencies.
She said rebel group is expected to weaken as its sources of
funds fell to government hands.
Task Force Central, a police-military composed tasked to
neutralize lawless elements in Maguindanao, has slowed down its law enforcement
operations although it is yet to arrest Filipino bombing expert Abdul Basit
Usman and another Malaysian suspected terrorist hiding with him in the
marshland.(
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=2&sid=&nid=2&rid=749527
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