Security forces captured yesterday a top leader of the Abu Sayyaf group in the southern Philippines, officials said. Officials said police and military captured Radulan Sahiron, wanted both by the Philippines and United States for the series of terrorism and kidnappings in the region. Security officials did not say where Sahiron was arrested, but previous military reports claimed the one-armed Abu Sayyaf leader was hiding in the southern island of Jolo.President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo lauded security forces for arresting Sahiron, who has a five-million-peso bounty for his capture. âI would like to commend our police and soldiers because at 4:30 p.m. they caught the notorious Abu Sayyaf leader Radullan Sahiron, who has five million pesos on his head,ââ the president said on government television station NBN 4. âThis intelligence project has been on for a long time, from way back to the time of Secretary Eduardo Ermita who was then Defense Secretary. Now he (Sahiron) is caught, congratulations to police Col. Mendoza,â she said.