A police operation to serve an arrest warrant against BARMM’s Top 1 Most Wanted Person ended in a deadly encounter in Ampatuan, resulting in the deaths of two suspected militants.
Authorities identified the primary suspect as Amar Sansawi Usman, also known as “Akhie Usman,” who was allegedly a member of the ISIS-inspired Dawlah Islamiyah-Hassan Group. Another suspected member of the group was also killed during the operation.
According to police, the suspects allegedly opened fire on operatives serving the warrant, prompting authorities to return fire.
Police Regional Office official PCol. Michael John Mangahis said the two suspects were rushed to a hospital but were declared dead.
Usman was linked to an ambush targeting police officers in Shariff Aguak in March and the killing of three goat traders from Batangas, according to authorities.
Investigators are continuing to examine other possible crimes involving Usman.
The operation was conducted as authorities attempted to arrest Usman, who was listed as the most wanted person in both the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao and Maguindanao del Sur.
The circumstances surrounding the encounter and Usman’s alleged involvement in other criminal activities remain under investigation. Via Jom Dimapalao | 89.3 Brigada News FM Cotabato City
