AN Abu Sayyaf Group leader on Friday was killed in a gunfight with troopers in Basilan.
Joint Task Force-Basilan commander Brig. Gen. Domingo Gobway identified the slain Abu leader as Razmil Jannatul alias “Abu Khubayb.”
Gobway said Jannatul was a notorious Basilan-based ASG sub-leader who replaced Furuji Indama as the top leader of the group following the latter’s death in October 2020.
Jannatul was killed in an encounter last Friday at Sitio Center in Bgy. Baiwas, Sumisip town.
Soldiers of the 5th Scout Ranger Battalion were conducting combat patrol when they met the group of bandits led by Jannatul.
The gunfight lasted for about 15 minutes until the bandits fled, leaving behind their slain comrade.
Troopers scouring the encounter site recovered the body of Jannatul at the encounter site.
