ZAMBOANGA CITY–Police and military operatives arrested early Wednesday an alleged member of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) in a coastal barangay in this city, a top police official said.
The arrest came as authorities continue the law enforcement operations against the ASG in other areas of the region while the military forces relentlessly pursue the members of the group in the province of Sulu.
Chief Supt. Billy Beltran, Police Regional Office-9 (PRO-9) director, identified the arrested suspect as Amin Aklam, an alleged member of the Sulu-based ASG.
Beltran said Aklam, who has standing warrants of arrest for kidnapping, frustrated murder and murder issued by a court in Jolo, Sulu, was arrested at around 3 a.m. in Barangay Buenavista.
The ASG is still holding captive nine people, including five foreigners — three Indonesians, one Vietnamese and a Dutch — and four Filipinos. (PNA)
