Another Sayyaf man in Bohol killed
”They initially took a resident hostage, whom they later abandoned, and commandeered a motorcycle when they sensed that the troops were arriving,” Chief Superintendent Noli Taliño, Central Visayas police director, said. Clydyl Avila/File
MANILA, Philippines - One of the two remaining Abu Sayyaf bandits who entered Bohol last month was killed in a government operation yesterday.
The fatality and his cohort, who have yet to be identified, were spotted in Barangay Kahayag on Panggagan island at around 12:30 p.m.
”They initially took a resident hostage, whom they later abandoned, and commandeered a motorcycle when they sensed that the troops were arriving,” Chief Superintendent Noli Taliño, Central Visayas police director, said.
Taliño said the bandits parted ways to avoid a checkpoint, triggering a shootout with responding police and military personnel.
Pursuit operations are underway for the bandit who escaped.
Brig. Gen. Restituto Padilla, Armed Forces of the Philippines spokesman, said soldiers and policemen launched the operation based on a tip from a concerned citizen.
The two bandits were with a group who stormed Inabanga town last month allegedly to stage kidnappings.
Five Abu Sayyaf bandits, including sub-leader Muamar Askali, alias Abu Rami, who was reportedly involved in the beheading of two Canadians and a German hostage, were killed in a military offensive on April 11. Four other bandits were later killed in Clarin town.
More than a week ago, Saad Samad Kiram, alias Abu Saad, who was arrested in Barangay New Lourdes, Cortes, was killed by his police escorts while allegedly trying to escape.
Meanwhile, in Tawi-Tawi, Sahidul Bandhala Jikiri, with aliases of Idul, Jamiri Saidul and Saidul Idul, was collared in an operation of Joint Task Force Tawi-Tawi in Barangay Sipangkot, Sitangkai.
Jikiri admitted that he is with the group of Abu Sayyaf leader Idang Susukan and Sihata Latip who are behind kidnappings in Sulu.
Jikiri said he also had contacts with sub-leaders Salip Susung and Abraham Hamid as well as Nixon Muktadil and his brother Brown, who were behind cross-border kidnappings and hijackings.
Capt. Jo-ann Petinglay, Western Mindanao Command spokesperson, said at least 18 bandits have been arrested, 48 surrendered and 56 killed in areas under Westmincom’s operation since January. – With Cecille Suerte Felipe, Roel Pareño
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