THE Department of Justice (DOJ) set on Friday the preliminary investigation on the rebellion complaint filed against a woman accused of recruiting foreign fighters to aid the Maute terrorist group in Marawi City. Found in her possession were laptops and other electronic gadgets she was using to recruit foreigners to join or contribute financially to the cause of the Maute group. NBI said she was the wife of Nasar Khalifa Philippine leader Mohammad Jaafar Maguid, also known as Tokboy and Abu Sharifa. His group was tagged as responsible for the deadly night market attack in Davao City on September 2016. On the day she was arrested, Hamidon posted messages on Telegram, a social media application like Facebook, asking local and foreign Muslims to help Maute fighters.

Source: Manila Times November 02, 2017 06:00 UTC