ZAMBOANGA CITY – Authorities arrested a notorious Abu Sayyaf Group member in this city on Saturday, May 31.
Police identified the suspect as Isnaji Jundam Hasim, 34.
Hasim was allegedly a supporter of ASG leader Ibni Acosta.
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Hasim was accused of involvement in several high-profile abductions and murders, including the massacre of eight fishermen in Siromon Island, Barangay Dita here in January 2019, the killing of a couple in Barangay Buenavista, Zamboanga City in 2023, the abduction of Chinese Jian Luo and Jampong Linyuan in June 2024 in Kabasalan, Zamboanga Sibugay, and the abduction and decapitation of Doroteo Gonzales in Zamboanga City in 2009.
He also allegedly figured in a series of encounters against the military in Basilan and involved in gunrunning and the illegal drugs trade.
Police reportedly recovered high-powered firearms and explosives in his residence.
Hasim is facing murder, kidnapping, illegal firearms, and illegal drugs charges.