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| Bigboy Arab, four accomplices, nabbed in Zamboanga... |
| 2002-10-23 |
| Intensive intelligence work by the Philippine National Police (PNP) led to the arrest yesterday of five young men, all believed members of the Abu Sayyaf, for alleged involvement in the Zamboanga City bomÂbings. Police identified the suspects as Abduljamin Asanul Habi alias Abdulasis, 18, of Kalabasa, Curuan, Zamboanga City; Bas Ismael alias Bigboy Arab, 18, a Tausug living in Siasi, Sulu; Madznul Abdula Ladja alias Arjhon Morales, 23, also a Tausug, and also living in Siasi; Buyungan Bungkak alias Jul, 19, another Tausug, and a resident of Manicahan, Zamboanga City; and Rajak Sagumayan alias Rajak, 27, a resident of Curuan. "Bigboy Arab"? Someone was called "Bigboy Arab" and wasn't arrested for homicide? The President lauded the intelligence work that went into the arrest. Police said the suspects were arrested in a hideout in Guiwan, Zamboanga. Found in the house were items for making explosives, two pistols, bullets, two cell phones and a Shop-O-Rama plastic bag. âIt is also important to reveal that they were virtually caught in the act of preparing for the next bombing,â the President said. "Awright, Bigboy Arab! Drop the Shop-O-Rama bag and come out with your hands up!" |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |