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KOTA KINABALU: The two Abu Sayyaf sub-leaders captured while hiding out in the swamp area of Sabah s south-western Beaufort district have been described as ruthless by the Philippines military.
The duo – Sansibar Bensio and Mabar Binda – have been involved in clashes with the Philippines military over the past decade that saw them beheading a marine as well as killing a kidnapped Dutch national.
Rewards have been offered by Manila leading to the capture of both men, believed to be key fighters of the notorious Abu Sayyaf group led by Hatib Hajan Sawadjaan based in the southern Philippines islands of Jolo.
Hazani showing the list of arrested Filipino nationals and suspected Abu Sayyaf linked terrorists.
KOTA KINABALU: Members of the notorious Abu Sayyaf group from the Philippines have been living under the radar for the past one year in Sabah after fleeing from security forces in their country.
This came to light when eight of these fugitives, their wives and 21 children, were arrested at a mangrove swamp squatter area near Taman Seri Arjuna in Beaufort district at about 3am on Saturday, said state Police Commissioner Datuk Hazani Ghazali.
The 21 children are found to be familiar with the “number one” finger sign, which is a symbol of loyalty to a terrorist movement.
Published on: Monday, May 10, 2021
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Kota Kinabalu: Authorities arrested eight suspected members of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) including two wanted by the Philippine government and also nabbed 29 other Filipinos in an operation on May 8.
State Police Commissioner Datuk Hazani Ghazali, in a press conference on Monday, said the arrest was made by police together with an Eastern Sabah Security Command (Esscom) team in a special operation in a mangrove swamp near Taman Sri Arjuna, Beaufort.
“All 37 individuals arrested consisted of eight men, eight women and 21 children who are believed to have been in Sabah for more than a year, he said.
Hazani showing the list of arrested Filipino nationals and suspected Abu Sayyaf linked terrorists.
KOTA KINABALU: Eight Abu Sayyaf members, their wives and children have been arrested in an operation at a mangrove swamp in Beaufort.
The eight, including two men on the Philippines wanted list, are suspected to have links to terrorist group Isis, state Police Commissioner Datuk Hazani Ghazali said on Monday (May 10).
He said, however, it was likely that these suspects were not linked to kidnap-for-ransom crimes in Sabah.
He said the suspects are believed to have fled here following an aggressive offensive by security forces in the Southern Philippines.