A member of the extremist group behind the deadly Sept. 2 bombing in Davao City yielded to authorities Thursday and confessed to his role in the blast.
Military sources here confirmed the surrender of Jericho De Roma, a member of the Dawlah Islamiyah, which has members in Lanao del Sur and in provinces in Central Mindanao.
The 25-year-old De Roma turned himself in to local authorities after dawn Thursday.
Sources from the Army’s 6th Infantry Division in Maguindanao said De Roma is scared at how Cotabato City Mayor Cynthia Guiani-Sayadi is flexing her authority in helping the division and the police against Islamic militants posing threats to public safety.
“He is aware that the local government unit of Cotabato City was partly responsible the arrest of his four companions last October 29,” said a senior official of 6th ID, who asked not to be identified.
Maj. Gen. Carlito Galvez, Jr., commander of the 6th ID, said De Roma's surrender was an indication that he and his companions now feel the pressure being exerted by the authorities.
“We ought to thank the non-uniformed public executives helping the national government address Islamic militancy in this part of the country,” Galvez said.
Four of De Roma’s companions, Mohammad Chenikandiyil, Jackson Usi Zack Lopez and Ansan Mamasapano were arrested here on October 29 by combined operatives of 6th ID and the police with the help of local officials.
Three of their alleged accomplices, TJ Macabalang, Wendel Facturan and Musali Ampatuan, all implicated in the bombing in Davao City, were nabbed here on October 6 by joint Army and police intelligence operatives.
De Roma was accompanied by his elders to the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group-Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao after police and military operatives searched for him in their house here.
The Sept. 2 bombing in Davao City left 15 dead and injured more than 60 others.
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