[InterAksyon] An Abu Sayyaf gunman was killed in a gun battle with police in Jolo, Sulu late Wednesday afternoon.Jolo policemen saw the man carrying an M16 rifle at the wet market in Barangay Walled City around 5:50 p.m. When the police intervened him, the gunman refused to surrender, running towards them and firing, causing them to shoot back and kill him.
Joint Task Group Sulu commander Colonel Alan Arrojado later identified the dead gunman as Mindas Manda, also known as "Muktader", a member of the so-called "Muktader Brother" group of the Abu Sayyaf, based in Sitangkai, Tawi-Tawi.
The group is reported to be led by Abu Sayyaf sub-leaders Idang Susukan, Alhabsy Misaya, Anga Adji and Yasser Igasan.
Arrojado added that Manda was involved in a recent spate of kidnappings in Malaysia.