ZAMBOANGA CITY – Authorities have arrested in a manhunt operation a Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) member tagged as the 10th most wanted person in Zamboanga del Norte province, a top police official reported Tuesday.
Col. Richard Verceles, operations chief of the Area Police Command-Western Mindanao, said Masuud Hassan Alip was arrested around 5:30 p.m. Monday in Barangay Panabutan in Sirawai town, Zamboanga del Norte.
He said Alip, 29, has a standing arrest warrant for murder with no recommended bail issued by a municipal court in Siocon, Zamboanga del Norte, in April last year.
The suspect is also linked to the killing of a former militiaman in 2021 in Barangay Doña Cecelia, Sirawai.
Verceles said the suspect is also believed to be a contract killer working with Abdul Lumarang, the leader of the Lumarang crime group that has ties with the Sulu-based Abu Sayyaf Group.
Alip was taken to the Zamboanga del Norte Provincial Police Office for documentation and proper disposition before his turnover to the court. (PNA)
MILF member tagged as Zambo Norte’s 10th most wanted arrested
By Teofilo Garcia, Jr.
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