Two ‘terrorists’ nabbed in Manila —NCRPO

Two suspected terrorists were arrested by police in Manila over the holidays last month, National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) Director Guillermo Eleazar confirmed on Friday.

According to a report on Super Radyo dzBB's Glen Juego, police arrested a suspect identified as Abu Nas in Binondo last December 20.

The NCRPO said Nas is a "most wanted" member of the Abu Sayyaf group and is linked to the kidnapping of 15 workers of the Golden Harvest Plantation in Lantawan, Basilan in 2011.

A few days later on Christmas Day, police nabbed Jeran Aba alias  "Abu Sinan" who was carrying a pistol and a grenade.

According to the NCRPO, Aba is a member of the "Daulah Islamiyah" or the ISIS-linked Maute group. He has also reportedly admitted being a former member of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF).

Citing an investigation, the NCRPO said the suspect had been plotting a terror attack during the Christmas season.  

LOOK: Kinilala ng NCRPO ang dalawang umano'y mga terorista na sina Jeran Aba at ang itinuturing na isa sa mga most wanted member ng ASG na si Abu Nas na isinasangkot sa kasong kidnapping. | via @glenjuego pic.twitter.com/wgK69BCWJB

— DZBB Super Radyo (@dzbb) January 11, 2019

 —Margaret Claire Layug/LDF, GMA News