By Jeffrey Damicog
Two suspected members of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) have been arrested by government authorities in Zamboanga City.
Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II identified the two suspects as Hood Abdullah alias Jiking and Jimmy Bla, also known as Bin Laden and Assan.
Aguirre said the two suspected ASG members were arrested in separate operations conducted by the National Bureau of Investigation, the Philippine National Police (PNP), and Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP).
Abdullah who is working as a security guard was arrested on Feb. 27 in Barangay Sta. Maria, Zamboanga City.
The following day, authorities apprehended Bla in Barangay Rio Hondo Settlement Area, Boggok, Sta. Catalina, also in Zamboanga City.