ZAMBOANGA CITY - The police on Wednesday announced that three
persons have been detained and placed under investigation to determine whether
they are fleeing members of the Islamic State for Iraq and Syria
(ISIS)-inspired Maute Group.
Chief Supt. Billy Beltran, Police Regional Office-9 (PRO-9) director,
said they were arrested around 2 p.m. Tuesday in Barangay Palandok, Leon
Postigo, Zamboanga del Norte.
Beltran identified them as Ismael Amado, 28, of Tungawan, Zamboanga
Sibugay; Khalid Amiludin, 21, of R.T. Lim, Zamboanga Sibugay; and, Karim
Manisan, 21, of Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay.
He said they were arrested by joint police and military forces
following the reported presence of “unidentified suspicious looking persons” in
Barangay Palandok, Leon Postigo.
He said the three were detained for thorough investigation after it was
discovered their identification papers were spurious.
“They presented their respective BIR (Bureau of Internal Revenue) Tax
Identification Number (TIN) cards and found out that their TIN cards were
believed to be fake to hide their real identity,” the Zamboanga del Norte
Police Office reported.
Last week, the police have arrested 13 suspected members of the Maute
group who sought medical at a hospital in Pagadian City. Two of them were found
positive of traces for gunpowder nitrate.
They were brought on Monday to the headquarters of the Army’s 4th
Infantry Division in Cagayan de Oro City.
The police and military authorities have tightened security to monitor
and arrested members of the Maute group fleeing from Marawi City.
Some of the local government units here in Region 9 have adopted the
“No ID, No Entry” policy to shut possible entry of terrorists in their
respective areas.
Fighting continues as government troops continue to press on the Maute
group members, who laid siege in Marawi City. (TPGJR/PNA) posted by Becky D. de Asis - The Redline News PH
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