They said Komoni Pael, also known by his nom de guerre, Abu Bara, was nabbed in the remote village of Kumalarang, Isabela City, on Monday after civilians reported his presence to the military. Authorities have implicated Pael in the 2001 kidnappings of more than a dozen farmers, many beheaded on the island, said Brig. Gen. Raymundo Ferrer, commander of military forces in Basilan. “Pael is a notorious Abu Sayyaf member who was behind many kidnappings and killings in Basilan. There is an ongoing operation to track down other members of the terrorist group,” Ferrer said. He said Pael is also facing a string of criminal charges in Basilan.Last month, Ferrer’s group captured another Abu Sayyaf militant, Abdusalih Dimah, in Kapayawan Village, Isabela City, after weeks of surveillance by soldiers. Dimah was implicated in the 2001 kidnapping of 20 holiday-makers, including three US citizens—the Kansas missionary couple Martin and Gracia Burnham and the Californian Guillermo Sobero—in the posh Dos Palmas resort in Palawan.