Member of Abu Sayyaf Group Surrendered to Authorities in Basilan
An alleged member of a rebel group named Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) has voluntarily surrendered to the authorities in Basilan.
An Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) member decided to turn himself into Basilan authorities after the military assassinated the group’s commander in 2020. Muwadz Amalul, 23, also turned in his Garand gun, according to the announcement of Area Police Command-Western Mindanao Operations chief Col. Richard Verceles.
On September 7, Amalul turned herself into the authorities at the Tipo-tipo Town Hall in the Barangay Tipo-tipo proper, based on the report. Amalul was one of the survivors of Furuji Indama’s squad, the dead head of the Abu Sayyaf, according to the military investigation.
In R.T. Lim, Zamboanga Sibugay, the military executed Indama on October 2020. Explanation of Lt. Col. Cyril Santander, commander of the 18th Infantry Battalion (IB), who made the decision to hand over such a bandit after losing hope after the death of Indama.
After his surrender, he claimed Amalul was likewise terrified for his life. Two ASG bandits recently made separate surrenders in the provinces of Basilan and Sulu, claiming they wished to be reunited with their families. The two ASG supporters who turned themselves in were Totoh Akalun, 33, of Basilan, and Abu Junjun, 29, of Sulu.
Akalun is a supporter of the ASG’s leader Pasil Bayali, who is based in Basilan and whose surrender was credited to the ongoing military and law enforcement operations against the ASG in Sumisip town. In the meantime, Abu Junjun surrendered to the 20th Special Forces Company (SFC) of the police on Sunday in Patikul, Sulu, and handed over an M79 grenade launcher.
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