ZAMBOANGA CITY – Police forces killed a notorious criminal whose group is affiliated with the Abu Sayyaf following a firefight in the southern Philippine province, officials said Wednesday.
The fighting broke out in the village of Mamagon in Naga town after civilians tipped off police on the presence of gunmen in the area, according to Chief Inspector Helen Galvez, a regional police spokesperson.
She said a team of policemen were sent to the village and caught up with a band of armed men and a firefight erupted that killed the 44-year old Moner Jikiri Timbol, a member of the Abdusalam Group, blamed for the spate of ransom kidnappings and banditry in Zamboanga Peninsula. Timbol was also wanted for murders in the province.
“Elements of Zamboanga Sibugay Provincial Public Safety Company conducted prophylactic patrol after receiving reports the regarding presence of armed men at Sitio Pulo Panjang and upon reaching the area, the operating troops encountered seven men armed with high powered firearms which led to a ten-minute firefight,” Galvez said.
There was no report of police casualties, she said, adding, Chief Superintendent Billy Beltran, the regional police commander, praised the successful operation. Police forces were still hunting down at least 6 other gunmen who managed to escape during the running gun battle. (Mindanao Examiner)
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