EIGHT members of the terrorist group Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) have surrendered to the military, bringing along eight firearms, in Radjah Buayan town in Maguindanao, the military reported.
The eight surrendered to troops of the Army’s 33rd Infantry Battalion in Barangay Zapakan last Friday and were later received by the battalion’s commander, Lt. Col. Benjamin Cadiente Jr.
The AFP Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom) withheld the identities of the eight, who belong to the BIFF-Karialan faction, for security reasons.
The eight turned in four Garand rifles, an M203 grenade launchers with two rounds of ammunition, an M79 grenade launcher, a Mosin-Nagant rifle, and a cal. 45 pistol.
They are currently under the custody of the 33rd IB, along with the firearms they surrendered.
Maj. Gen. Roy Galido, commander of the Army’s 6th Infantry Division, said the military will be processing enrollment of the BIFF men to the government’s program to re-integrate them to mainstream society.
Westmincom commander Lt. Gen. Alfredo Rosario Jr. reiterated that military operations will continue against all threat groups, including the BIFF, in Western Mindanao.
