Sayyaf member killed, 2 others nabbed in Sulu

MANILA - A suspected Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) rebel was killed while two others were arrested in Parang, Sulu on Friday, a military official said Sunday.

Joint Task Force Sulu Brigadier General Cirilito Sobejana said they have not identified the rebel.

The arrested persons were Delson Kansiong, 27, and Nadzfar Abdulla, 19.

Kansiong and Abdulla were brought to Sulu provincial police office for proper disposition and legal procedures.

Sobejana said the killing of the bandit and the arrest of Kansiong and Nadzfar was the result of the military operation conducted in Sitio Tubig Gantang, Barangay Lagasan-Higad around 1:30 a.m. on November 10.