Sayyaf gunrunner killed in Sulu

SULU – Security forces killed an Abu Sayyaf gunman in a firefight Saturday in the southern Philippine province of Sulu, police said.

Police photo shows the body of slain Abu Sayyaf militant Wahid Sahid and weapons seized from his hideout.

Police commandos backed by soldiers fatally shot Wahid Sahid in his hideout in Kansipat village in Panamao town. Security forces were sent to arrest Sahid, who was trafficking illegal weapons in Sulu and Zamboanga City. 

Sahid, who noticed the presence of security forces, engaged the members of the police and military who eventually killed him, according to Brigadier General Jonel Estomo, chief of the Anti-Kidnapping Group of the Philippine National Police (PNP). 

The slain militant was a follower Abu Sayyaf sub-leader Almujir Yadah. Security forces tracked down Sajid’s hideout through an undercover agent who posed as a weapons buyer. 

“Upon the signal of the poser-buyer, the arresting team immediately rushed to the house of the target person who, however, fired instantly at them with an M14 rifle. The law enforcers immediately sought cover and fired back towards the suspect that resulted in his death,” Estomo said in his report to PNP Chief Debold Sinas. 

Prior to his killing, Sahid’s group was planning to kidnap members of wealthy families in Zamboanga City. 

Security forces recovered Sahid’s automatic rifle and two other M14 rifles and an M4 rifle with a grenade launcher, including two 40mm ammunition. (Mindanao Examiner)

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