ZAMBOANGA CITY – One policeman was wounded in an ambush Friday evening in the southern Philippine province of Sulu, police said.
It said the ambushers attacked a police patrol in the
village of Tagbak in Indanan and wounded a member of the 1402nd
Regional Mobile Force Battalion. At least six policemen headed by Patrolman
Sanaani Julmunir were in the patrol vehicle and heading to Maimbung town when
gunmen ambushed them at around 7:30.
Police have identified the wounded only by his rank and name
as Patrolman Ibrahim who was rushed to hospital in the capital town of Jolo,
about 15 kilometers away.
There was no report of enemy casualties, but security forces
were deployed in the town to hunt down the ambushers.
“Upon receipt of the information elements of Indanan municipal police station led by Major Edwin Sapa, the chief of police; Special Action Force, 1st and 2nd Provincial Mobile Force Companies, Maimbung police station, Regional Mobile Force Battalion, and AFP counterpart proceeded to the area to reinforce, but the suspects fled toward unknown direction upon seeing the responding team. Furthermore, ongoing clearing operation and hot pursuit is conducted,” a police report said.
The motive of the attack was not immediately known and no
individual or group claimed responsibility for the ambush. The pro-ISIS group Abu
Sayyaf is actively operating in Indanan town, however, it was unclear whether
it had anything to do with the attack.
The ambush has broken the tranquility in the province whose
economy is recovering from the crunch of the Covid-19 pandemic. Sulu only has
25 active Covid-19 cases. (Mindanao Examiner)
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