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Infographics courtesy of Sultan Kudarat Provincial Police Office ISULAN, Sultan Kudarat - Five members of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) have surrendered over the weekend and pledged allegiance to the government, police said Monday. Brig. Gen. Jimili Macaraeg, director of the Police Regional Office for the Soccsksargen Region (PRO-12), said the surrender of the BIFF batch on Sunday came after weeks of backdoor negotiations with the Sultan Kudarat police, the Army's 1st Mechanized Infantry Brigade, and intelligence units. "They turned in their firearms and explosives," Macaraeg said. He identified the surrenderers as Montasir Bamigan, 23; Alimuden Ali, 51; Jerry Kamid, 25; Bimbo Utto, 22; Benladin Balayman, 22. All are members of the BIFF Kagui Karialan faction in Maguindanao. They yielded an M79 grenade launcher, a homemade Uzi machine pistol, improvised explosive devices, and ammunition. Macaraeg said the surrenderers are now undergoing debriefing at the
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.
TACURONG CITY, Sultan Kudarat – The principal suspect in the ambush-slaying of a police chief in Maguindanao was killed after he resisted arrest during a law enforcement operation conducted by police and military operatives on Saturday, Feb. 18 in the city.
Police Regional Office-12 director Brig.