PNP confirms arrest of wanted Abu Sayyaf member in Quezon City

By Charles Dantes

THE Philippine National Police (PNP) on Thursday confirmed the arrest of a wanted Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) member in Quezon City.

In a statement, Southern Police District director Brig. Gen. Kirby John Kraft said that the apprehended ASG member was identified as Janhar Abdulhari, 37, also known as “Janjan” or “Julpikar Pendiwata.”

“The suspect was a known member of the ASG operating under Kumander Wanning Abdusallam. The ASG has been implicated in numerous cases of kidnapping and murder in Zamboanga Sibugay over the past several years,” Kraft said.

Abdulhari was nabbed at 6:30 pm on