ZAMBOANGA CITY – A suspect tagged as the most wanted person in Lanao del Sur province was killed in a predawn shootout with policemen in Marawi City on Wednesday.
The Area Police Command - Western Mindanao (APC-WM) said Mohammad Isah Alimondaya, an alleged supporter of the Islamic State for Iraq and Syria (ISIS), was neutralized in Barangay Dulay West, Marawi City, Lanao del Sur at about 2:30 a.m.
The APC-WM said the shootout broke out when Alimondaya opened fire while policemen were about to serve warrants of arrest against him.
The policemen returned fire, leading to a brief shootout that resulted in the suspect’s death.
Recovered from the slain suspect were a .45-caliber pistol, a .22-caliber revolver, ammunition, and a hand grenade.
Alimondaya has a standing warrant of arrest for murder with no recommended bail issued by a Marawi City court on Dec. 28, 2020, police said.
Earlier in the same year, another court in Marawi issued an arrest warrant against Alimondaya for frustrated murder charges with a recommended bail of PHP200,000.
Police said Alimondaya, allegedly a follower of the ISIS-inspired Dawlah Islamiya local terror group, was involved in contract killings, gunrunning, and illegal drug trafficking in Lanao del Sur and the Maguindanao provinces. (PNA)
'ISIS supporter' killed in Lanao Sur shootout
By Teofilo Garcia, Jr.
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