ZAMBOANGA CITY – An Indonesian woman suspected of planning a suicide bomb attack was arrested, along with two female Abu Sayyaf members, in a raid of their hideout in Jolo, Sulu after midnight yesterday, security officials said.
Brig. Gen. William Gonzales, commander of Joint Task Force Sulu (JTFS), identified the suspects as Indonesian Rezky Fantasya Rullie, alias Cici; Nur-Aina Alihasan, alias Inda Nhur, wife of Abu Sayyaf sub-leader Ben Quirino Yadah, alias Ben Tatoo; and Fatima Sandra Jimlani, wife of Abu Sayyaf member Jahid Jam.
Lt. Gen. Corleto Vinluan Jr., Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom) chief, said a vest fitted with explosives was seized by combined operatives of the military and police who raided the house of Yadah in Sitio Kuppong, Barangay San Raymundo, Jolo at 1:50 a.m.
Vinluan said the operation was covered by a search warrant and that the suspects were being detained at the Criminal Investigation and Detection Unit (CIDU) while appropriate charges are being prepared against them.
Their arrest came less than two months after two female suicide bombers blew themselves up on Jolo island, killing 15 people and wounding 74 others last Aug. 24.
This story is from the October 11, 2020 edition of The Philippine Star.
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