Military authorities arrested before dawn on Friday one of the armed men believed to be responsible for the beheading of a tribal leader in Datu Hoffer, Maguindanao del Sur on September 30.
Brig. Gen. Edgar Catu, commander of the Army’s 601st Infantry Brigade, said the suspect, identified only as “Alias Tagal,” a member of the Dawlah Islamiyah terrorist group, was arrested during law enforcement operation in Sitio Pangayawan, Barangay Tukanalugong, Datu Abdullah Sangki town in Maguindanao del Sur.

