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Yusoph kidnapper shot dead in Lanao

Posted by Lambigit on Friday, July 16, 2010, In : Crime

MARAWI CITY, Philippines – Army troops killed the leader of a criminal gang that kidnapped the son of Commission on Elections Commissioner Elias Yusoph during an encounter in Lanao del Sur on Wednesday.

Brig. Gen. Rey Ardo, Army 103rd Infantry Brigade commander, said Dimaporo Maniri Dimasacal alias Delta was killed in a shootout after soldiers caught up with his band in the towns of Masiu and Lumba-Bayabao.

Last Tuesday, Dimasacal’s band ambushed the soldiers who were on their way to nearby...

Comelec exec Yusoph wants martial law in Lanao Sur for son’s rescue

Posted by Lambigit on Wednesday, July 14, 2010, In : Crime

Finally breaking his silence, Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner Elias Yusoph on Tuesday appealed to President Benigno Aquino III to hasten efforts to rescue his abducted son by declaring martial law over the province of Lanao del Sur.

Yusoph said in a television interview that placing the province under military rule for 15 to 30 days can help in efforts to save his 22-year-old son, Nuralden, who was abducted last month while praying inside a mosque in Marawi City in Lanao del Sur...
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