“He was a bomb courier of the BIFF and one of the gunmen linked to the killing of Police Special Action Force in 2015,” Manansala said.
Samaon’s relatives immediately claimed his body from the local police office and buried it according to Islamic rites. The PNP-SAF was part of state forces tasked to arrest Malaysian bomb expert Zulkifli Bin Hir, alias Marwan, who was in the US government’s wanted list. Maj. Gen. Alex Rillera, 6th Infantry Division commander, also lauded the 6th IB troopers and police officers for the successful law enforcement operation.He called on other BIFF gunmen to lay down guns, surrender and live with their loved ones by taking advantage of the government’s peace and reconciliation program.