According to a report from the Philippine police, a supporter of the late militant Abdul Basit Usman, who was the most wanted bomb maker in the country, has turned himself in to police in the unrest-ridden southern Mindanao region.
Philippines’ southern Mindanao region
The suspect, Manap Mamaluba, is a member of the militant organisation Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF), according to the National Bureau of Investigation, and has been on the run from law enforcement for years.
Mamaloba surrendered two weeks ago, according to Nicanor Suarez, a spokesman for the National Bureau of Investigation, but this information wasn’t made public until this week after he was looked at and interrogated.
Suarez claims that because his uncle was a designated commander of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, “Mamaluba’s surrender was made possible.” And that Datu Abdullah Sangki Municipality is currently in charge of the situation.
Officials withheld additional information regarding Mamaloba.
On the list of wanted terrorists maintained by the State Department, his supervisor, Othman, was a top combatant.
Security analysts claim that Usman taught numerous militants how to construct explosives, including members of Jemaah Islamiyah, a group linked to Indonesian terrorism and accused of carrying out the biggest explosion in Indonesian history in October 2002.
A 14-year-old child was among the two Abu Sayyaf members who formally surrendered to police and military officials on Wednesday during a ceremony in the Basilan province of the southern Philippines.
Philippines’ southernmost province is Basilan.
An M1 Garand rifle and a. 45 calibre handgun were among the weapons turned in, according to a statement from the Philippine police, when the suspects turned themselves in in Tumahubong village in Sumisip municipality.
The two were recognised as members of the late Furuji Indama’s Abu Sayyaf group, which operated in a number of Basilan towns.
The 64th Infantry Battalion of the Philippine Army, the Regional Intelligence Branch of the Basilan Provincial Bureau, and the Unkaya Pukan Municipal Police Station all assisted in their surrender.
In the Philippines, two members of the terrorist organisation Abu Sayyaf made a surrender.
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