Police killed one of the principal suspects in last year's ambush-slay of the chief of police of Ampatuan town in Maguindanao during a follow-up operation in Tacurong City in Sultan Kudarat on Saturday, Feb 18.
He was identified as Abdulkarim Hashim, alias Boy Jacket, one of the alleged attackers
JUSTICE SERVED. The remains of slain Ampatuan, Maguindanao del Sur police chief Lt. Reynaldo Samson arrive at the Philippine Airlines cargo terminal 2 in Pasay City on Sept. 1, 2022. Samson, who hailed from Muntinlupa City, and another police officer were bothkilled in an ambush in August 2022 and given justice when their suspected killer was gunned down while resisting arrest on Saturday (Feb. 18, 2023). (Photo by Avito C. Dalan) MANILA - The suspect in the ambush-slay of the police chief of Ampatuan town in Maguindanao del Sur province and his driver was killed in an operation on Saturday morning. Abdulkarim Hasim (alias Boy Jacket) was killed at 6:30 a.m. in Purok Yellow Bell, Barangay New Isabela, Tacurong City, according to a statement by Philippine National Police chief Gen. Rodolfo Azurin Jr. on Sunday. Hasim was identified as the main perpetrator in the slay of Ampatuan police chief Lt. Reynaldo Samson and his driver, Cpl. Salipuden Endad, in Barangay Kapinpilan in August 2022.
A suspected leader of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters and his companion were killed in an alleged shootout with law enforcers in Tacurong City in Sultan Kudarat yesterday.