A suspected member of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) who is wanted for murder in Basilan province was arrested by the Quezon City police on Friday. ADVERTISEMENTAround 10 a.m., authorities served Yahiya an arrest warrant issued by Judge Leo Jay Principe of Basilan Regional Trial Court Branch 1 in Isabela City, Basilan province, in August 2006. He was also identified as a cousin of Hadji Taufik Sanihin Yahiya, also known as Nonong Yakan, a known ASG member. Eleazar said Yakan was a member of the group under Zatar Yakub, also known as Abu Umran, who remains in detention in the New Bilibid Prison in Muntinlupa City. Yakan also has a standing arrest warrant for nine counts of murder and four counts of frustrated murder in Basilan province.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer December 16, 2017 10:51 UTC