A police officer from Davao Region together with a suspected bomb expert were arrested in Bohol for allegedly tried to rescue the remaining Abu Sayyaf members during the second firefight with government forces in Clarin town.
According to the intelligence report the suspects were aboard a black Nissan Navarra vehicle when they were intercepted at a military checkpoint in Barangay Bacani, Clarin town. The suspects were driving fast that's why they were flagged down in a military roadblock near a resort in Barangay Bacani.
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The suspected Abu Sayyaf rescuers were identified as Supt. Maria Christina Nobleza and driver Reenor Lou Dungon. According to an initial reports from the military, Dungon is allegedly a suspected bomb expert who was formerly arrested in Marawi City last May 2013.
Dungon was released from prison during his first arrest after presenting fake birth certificate to authorities. He is said to be the brother-in-law of slain Abu Sayyaf leader Abu Solaiman.
During the arrest of the two alleged rescuers of Abu Sayyaf, an intelligence personnel saw the policewoman, who is from the crime laboratory in Davao Region, throw a cellphone on the ground. The mobile phone was later traced and the intelligence officer learned that the policewoman and Dungon were allegedly contacting the remaining members of the Abu Sayyaf in Bohol.
According to the arrest, police authorities recovered flippers and snorkeling gears, a police-issued firearm, sets of clothes, first aid kits and foods were found inside the black Navarra vehicle owned by the police office of the crime laboratory in Region 11.
The confiscated items were believed to be supplies to help the remaining suspected Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) members in fleeing from Bohol. The police official is now under custody of the local expert while the driver and alleged bomb expert is already arrested.
According to the intelligence report the suspects were aboard a black Nissan Navarra vehicle when they were intercepted at a military checkpoint in Barangay Bacani, Clarin town. The suspects were driving fast that's why they were flagged down in a military roadblock near a resort in Barangay Bacani.
Watch the Video During the Arrest of the Police Officer from Davao Region:
The suspected Abu Sayyaf rescuers were identified as Supt. Maria Christina Nobleza and driver Reenor Lou Dungon. According to an initial reports from the military, Dungon is allegedly a suspected bomb expert who was formerly arrested in Marawi City last May 2013.
Dungon was released from prison during his first arrest after presenting fake birth certificate to authorities. He is said to be the brother-in-law of slain Abu Sayyaf leader Abu Solaiman.
During the arrest of the two alleged rescuers of Abu Sayyaf, an intelligence personnel saw the policewoman, who is from the crime laboratory in Davao Region, throw a cellphone on the ground. The mobile phone was later traced and the intelligence officer learned that the policewoman and Dungon were allegedly contacting the remaining members of the Abu Sayyaf in Bohol.
According to the arrest, police authorities recovered flippers and snorkeling gears, a police-issued firearm, sets of clothes, first aid kits and foods were found inside the black Navarra vehicle owned by the police office of the crime laboratory in Region 11.
The confiscated items were believed to be supplies to help the remaining suspected Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) members in fleeing from Bohol. The police official is now under custody of the local expert while the driver and alleged bomb expert is already arrested.
Source: SunStar