Malaysian terrorist Amin Baco is the new emir of ISIS in Southeast Asia, Philippine National Police chief Director General Ronald dela Rosa said Monday.
Dela Rosa said this was the information they got from arrested Indonesian terrorist Mohammad Ilham Syahputra.
“We received report na si Amin Baco na ang pumalit kay Isnilon Hapilon. Malaysian terrorist. E pwedeng umalis na sila dito,” he said in a press conference where he presented Syahputra.
“Si Amin Baco, leader hindi lang sa remaining Maute but as an emir of Southeast Asia ISIS,” he added.
He said Syahputra admitted that he was with Baco when they attacked Piagapo in Lanao del Sur.
Deputy Director General Fernando Mendez Jr, head of PNP Directorate for Operations, said Baco was one of the longest staying terrorists in the country.
“Nu'ng andun si Marwan (Zulkifli bin Hir) sa Lanao, andun siya (Baco). Sa Mamasapano andun din siya nakatira pero malayo lang siya sa pwesto ni Marwan,” he said. —KG, GMA News
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