July 26, 2010, GMA News, Suspected Abu Sayyaf bandit falls in Zamboanga,

July 26, 2010, GMA News,  Suspected Abu Sayyaf bandit falls in Zamboanga,

A suspected Abu Sayyaf bandit linked to the 2002 abduction of six Jehova's Witnesses in the southern Philippine province of Sulu has fallen into government hands in Zamboanga City over the weekend, police said. 

Police identified the suspect as Jerome Mustakim alias Berung, who was nabbed by government security forces 8 p.m. Sunday at the Wee Ben Private Wharf in Barangay Baliwasan in Zamboanga City.

Chief Superintendent Edwin Corvera, director of the Zamboanga Peninsula regional police, said Mustakim was nabbed while on board MV Wendalyn which was about to depart for Taganak, Cagayan de Sulu.

At the time of his arrest, Mustakim was facing six counts of kidnapping and illegal detention with ransom charges before a local court in Jolo. The charges are in connection with the 2002 kidnapping of six Jehova's Witnesses in Patikul, Sulu. 

The suspect carries a P150,000 reward for his arrest.

Police said Mustakim will be flown to Manila and be detained at the maximum security detention in Bicutan, Taguig City. — RSJ/KBK, GMANews.TV