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ZAMBOANGA CITY – A 73-year-old alleged leader of an armed group yielded a high-powered firearm as he surrendered to authorities in the province of Basilan, a top police official bared Saturday.
Col. Richard Verceles, operations chief of the Area Police Command-Western Mindanao, said Salihin Nulani Anda surrendered around 9 a.m. Friday at the municipal gymnasium in Barangay Tipo-Tipo proper in Tipo-Tipo town, Basilan.
Anda yielded an M-14 rifle when he turned himself to Tipo-Tipo Mayor Arcam Istarul. He is now under the custody of the Army’s 18th Infantry Battalion.
Verceles said Anda is the leader of the Gandilan clan, an armed group in the municipality of Tipo-Tipo that could be active during elections. (PNA)
