Monday, October 24, 2016

11 ASG brigands surrender to authorities in Basilan

From the Philippine News Agency (Oct 24): 11 ASG brigands surrender to authorities in Basilan

Eleven Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) brigands, including a sub-leader and a 12-year-old boy, on Monday surrendered to the government authorities in this town.

Lt. Gen. Mayoralgo Dela Cruz, Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom) chief, and Basilan Gov. Hadjiman Hataman-Saliman led the government officials in welcoming the ASG-surrenderers in a ceremony held at the town hall.

The group is led by Moton Indama, 26, a relative of ASG leader Furuji Indama, one of the ASG brigands sub-leaders based in this province.

Indama’s followers were identified as the following: Haimin Jalil, 17; Marham Musana, 18; Sadjara Hadjaraman, 28; Halid Murasimin, 20; Gulam Hajim, 19; Haraward Sahirulla, 20; Basri Laisun, 18; Nasim Baliyung, 21; Ring Langka, 15; and, 12-year-old Tari Murasimin.

They turned over high-powered firearms that included a Belgian-made Minimi 5.56 caliber light machinegun, one M-16 Armalite rifle attached with M-203 grenade launcher, a caliber .30 M1 Garand rifle, a shotgun, three caliber .45 pistols, a caliber .38 revolver and several rounds of ammunitions.

Indama said they decided to surrender since they were already tired of fighting against the government and they wanted to rejoin the mainstream of the society to live peaceful life.

The surrender of Indama’s group came days after they sent surrender feelers and signified intention to lay down their arms.

Dela Cruz told the surrenderers that they made the right choice instead of wasting lives, citing President Rodrigo Duterte statement “we cannot be killing each other every day.”

Dela Cruz appealed to the ASG brigands to seize the opportunity to have a bright future like the young boy.

He said the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is open for the surrender of the other Abu Sayyaf members in this province.

Saliman said the provincial government and that of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) are also open to help in the education of the surrenderees to keep them away from being victims of extremism and wrong beliefs.

http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=2&sid=&nid=2&rid=934073

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