Published May 22, 2021, 2:12 PM
CAMP SIONGCO, Maguindanao (PNA) – The military and police have arrested the suspected leader of a lawless group long wanted for a string of murders in Maguindanao.
Col. Pedro Balisi Jr., commander of the Army 1st Mechanized Infantry Brigade, said Saturday joint elements of the 6th Infantry Battalion, Criminal Investigation and Detection Group-Bangsamoro Autonomous Region (CIDG-BAR), and Datu Piang, Maguindanao police arrested Anayatin Duma in Sitio Tangguapo, Barangay Damabalas, Datu Piang.
“Duma is facing multiple frustrated murder and murder cases with Criminal Case no. 2003-018 without bail bond,” Balisi said.
Duma was also listed as one of the most wanted persons linked to local terrorist groups, under the joint orders on rewards of the Department of National Defense and Department of the Interior and Local Government, he added.