A suspected Abu Sayyaf militant who was reportedly involved in at least one deadly raid in Sabah and who was arrested by police authorities in Tawi-Tawi on August 26, has died after trying to wrestle a gun from a security personnel. Chief Superintendent Noel delos Reyes, the police chief of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, said that Mobin Sahibudin Hailil, alias Apo Kahumbo, was gunned down in the process.
Delos Reyes said Hailil was being returned to the Tawi-Tawi provincial jail when he suddenly tried to wrestle the gun of one of the escorts Friday morning. He said, "That gave reason to the security team to shoot the suspect that resulted in his instantaneous death." |