The Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters on Wednesday claimed that Ustadz Ameril Umbra Kato has been buried in Mindanao.
In a text message to GMA News Online, BIFF spokesperson Abu Misry Mama said the leader of the breakaway group of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front was buried 9 a.m. on Wednesday, a day after his death was reported.
For his part, Moro Islamic Liberation Front peace panel chairman Mohagher Iqbal said Kato may have been buried in the mountains of Guindolongan, Maguindanao.
For his part, Armed Forces of the Philippines public affairs chief Lt. Col. Harold Cabunoc said the military is 99.99 percent sure Kato has died.
However, he said they will only confirm Kato's death once they receive pictures of his remains. As of Wednesday, AFP spokesperson Brig. Gen. Joselito Kakilala said they have yet to get proof of Kato's death.
Earlier, some media reports quoted AFP chief General Gregorio Pio Catapang as saying the military has pictures of Kato's cadaver.
However, Cabunoc denied such reports, saying the military chief may have been misquoted.
"Na-misquote ata siya. What Gen. Catapang may have meant to say is that he may get the pictures in a day or two," he said. "Pero wala pang hawak ang AFP ng kahit anong picture sa ngayon."
Kato organized the so-called Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Movement (BIFM) and its armed group, the BIFF, in 2008.
That same year, he led his men in attacks in several towns in Mindanao after the Supreme Court junked a memorandum of agreement on ancestral domain between the MILF and the Arroyo administration.
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