Sabah Police chief Hamza Taib (right), who disclosed this at a news conference, said the detained man, who had no identification papers on him, was taken to the police station for questioning.
He said the man was held under the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012, but he did not reveal the exact location where he was picked up.
So far 104 individuals had been arrested under the act while 232 people were being held under different laws, he told the news conference, which was also attended by Army First Division commander Maj-Gen Ahmad Zaki Mokhtar.
Hamza said 61 Sulu gunmen had been killed since March 1 when the terrorists killed two police officers. Six more police officers and two soldiers have also been killed in clashes with the gunmen.
The government launched the Ops Daulat offensive on March 5 after the terrorists, who rejected a negotiated settlement of their intrusion into Sabah on Feb 12, started attacking the security forces.
15, not 27 men, killed on March 1
Hamza said the security forces' mopping-up exercise in Kampung Tanjung Batu was expected to be completed by tomorrow.
He advised villagers and newsmen against entering the village as it was suspected that the terrorists were moving about in small groups.
"We need the cooperation of the people in channelling information to the security forces so that we can eliminate the remaining terrorists," he said.
Hamza said the security forces were also working to remove 10 bodies of gunmen still in the village.
He explained that only 15 men were killed by security forces in a clash in Kampung Tanduo on March 1, and not 27 as reported by some media today.
"On March 1, 12 terrorists were killed in a clash. During the mopping-up exercise, we came across three more bodies, raising to 15 the number killed on that day," he said.
- Bernama
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