Abu Sayyaf member killed by MNLF fighter in Sulu ambush

A member of the bandit Abu Sayyaf Group was killed on Friday in an ambush staged by a Moro National Liberation Front fighter in Indanan town in Sulu, local police said.

Citing initial information, the Indanan Police identified that fatality as Darwin Abduhadi.

A police investigation showed that MNLF fighter Dungan Hamdani ambushed Abduhadi and two other companions in Sitio Talibang, Barangay Buanza at about 7:45 a.m.

Abduhadi was killed on the spot while Hamdani was slightly injured in the clash.

Police said Abduhadi's companions were able to fire back at Hamdani, who manged to escape from retaliatory attack.

According to the police, personal grudge could be the motive for the ambush.

Last February 19, Hamdani's group clashed with Abduhadi's, also in Barangay Buanza. — Peewee Bacuño/LBG, GMA News