From Politiko (May 12, 2021): After 20 years on the run: NBI nabs Abu Sayyaf member in 2001 kidnapping
An Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) member has been arrested for being wanted for charges in the 2001 kidnapping of workers of the Golden Harvest plantation in Basilan, National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Officer-In-Charge Director Eric Distor said on Wednesday (May 12).
An Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) member has been arrested for being wanted for charges in the 2001 kidnapping of workers of the Golden Harvest plantation in Basilan, National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Officer-In-Charge Director Eric Distor said on Wednesday (May 12).
Distor identified the arrested ASG member as Jamal Wahab who was caught last May 7 in Maharlika Village, Taguig City by joint elements of the NBI’s Counter-Terrorism Division (NBI-CTD), Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), and the Philippine National Police (PNP).
Wahab is the subject of an arrest warrant issued by the Basilan regional trial court (RTC) where he and other accused are facing kidnapping and serious illegal detention charges over the 2001 incident.
“He may have eluded the law for almost 20 years but its long arm has finally caught up with him,” Distor said in a statement.
“Let me assure the public that the NBI will be unwavering in its drive to run after the members of this terrorist group,” he added.
In the meantime, Wahab has been placed under detention with the NBI.
So far, the NBI noted it since 2018 it has arrested 27 ASG members.
https://politics.com.ph/after-20-years-on-the-run-nbi-nabs-abu-sayyaf-member-in-2001-kidnapping/
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