Government forces killed during an operation Wednesday the alleged mastermind in the February 17 ambush of Lanao del Sur Governor Mamintal Adiong Jr.
CAMP SK PENDATUN, Maguindanao del Norte—
Injured were Army 5th Infantry Battalion personnel Staff Sgt. Michael Angelo Y. Virecio and village chairman Gamon Manonggiring of Barangay Pilimoknan in Maguing town where the operation was conducted. “Gandawali sensed the approaching lawmen and immediately opened fire, hitting Sgt. Virecio in the process and triggered a brief firefight,” Daculan said in a statement.Recovered from Gandawali’s safehouse were firearms, ammunition, illegal drugs, and shabu paraphernalia.
Likewise, Gandawali’s group was linked to gun-for-hire operations, gunrunning, robbery, and the proliferation of illegal drugs in Lanao del Sur.
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