ZAMBOANGA CITY – An Abu Sayyaf terrorist being linked by authorities to the brutal murders of four innocent civilians has surrendered to the military in the southern Philippine province of Basilan, officials said Monday.
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| Military photos show Abu Sayyaf terrorist Abdul Asnulan Akil. |
Officials said Abdul Asnulan Akil, whose group was behind the beheading of the civilians captured by the Abu Sayyaf 3 years ago, also surrendered his M1 rifle. He is currently being interrogated by the army.
Army Lt. Gen. Corleto Vinluan Jr, chief of the Western
Mindanao Command, said Akil’s surrender was largely due to the efforts of
various military intelligence units in Basilan, one of 5 provinces under the
restive Muslim autonomous region.
“Akil is a member of the notorious Abu Sayyaf group under
Radzmil Jannatul and he has a standing warrant of arrest for murder,” Vinluan
said.
Brig. Gen. Domingo Gobway, commander of the Joint Task Force
Basilan, confirmed Akil’s atrocities and his gruesome murders in the
province. “Akil was involved in a massacre in Kamamburingan on April 22, 2018,
wherein four civilians were beheaded,” he said.
Despite
his notoriety and criminal records, Vinluan said the military will support
Akil. “We hope that those who remain in hiding
will follow the footsteps of Akil. Rest assured that we will give our full
support during their reintegration process,” he said.
Akil told interrogators that he is happy to begin a new life
and live peacefully. There were no immediate statements from the families of
Akil’s victims and his brutality. (Mindanao Examiner)
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