[PhilStar] Eight Philippine soldiers were injured in an clash with Abu Sayyaf militants in Patikul, Sulu on Saturday afternoon. Military spokesman Gerry Besana said troops encountered around 40 rebels led by Almujer Jada and Sonny Boy Sajirin in Barangay Bangkal.| They say Sonny Boy is the greatest blues musician in Mindanao. |
Meanwhile, a suspected follower of Abu Sayyaf leader Radullan Sahiron; Suaib Hayudini, alias Enteng; was arrested in Barangay Walled City, Jolo on Sunday.
Graciano Mijares, the police director for the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, said the arrest was based on warrants for kidnapping and serious illegal detention and kidnapping with frustrated murder issued in 2003.
Sahiron was tagged in the kidnapping of ten Europeans, nine Malaysians and two Filipinos at a resort on Sipadan island in 2000. The captives were held in Sulu for five months and freed in batches after the alleged payment of large ransom.