ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines — Police arrested an Abu Sayyaf member wanted for abductions in Basilan during a raid in Zamboanga City on Tuesday afternoon. Chief Superintendent Billy Beltran, director of Police Regional Office 9, identified the arrested suspect as Langa Jamil Francisco, 52, a Basilan-based Abu Sayyaf member and resident of Barangay Tetuan in Zamboanga City. The Abu Sayyaf group seized around 15 workers and later executed five of them. Beltran said Francisco is the second Abu Sayyaf suspect arrested in the past two days. He said Francisco was temporarily detained at the headquarters of the Regional Intelligence Unit for interrogation before being brought before the court in Basilan.

Source: Philippine Star May 09, 2018 06:33 UTC