The Armed Forces of the Philippines on Wednesday has formally turned over P5.9 million worth of reward money to two confidential informants who provided crucial information which led to the neutralization of two Abu Sayyaf Group bandits involved in kidnap for ransom activities.
Col. Edgard Arevalo, AFP public affairs office chief, said the two informants will share in the reward.
He added their “actionable intelligence information” led to the arrest of ASG member Suhud Yakan alias Ben Yasser and the death of sub-leader Sihatra Muallam Asmad alias Latip.
Asmad was involved in the kidnapping of foreign guests and workers of Sipadan Beach Resort in Sabah, Malaysia in April 2000 and members of the Jehovah’s Witnesses in Patikul, Sulu in August 2000.