A villager from Surigao del Sur already fed up with the abuses of the New People's Army (NPA) took away an AK-47 rifle from the insurgent group and turned over the firearm to the military.
1Lt. Joe Patrick Martinez, commanding officer of the 42nd CMO Company, 4th Infantry Division (4ID), said the villager carted one AK-47 (Norinco brand with defaced serial number), two magazines, and 80 rounds 7.62 mm ammunitions from the members Platoon 2 of Guerilla Front 16 of North Eastern Mindanao Regional Committee who were then conducting extortion activities at a community in Barangay Aurora, Tagana-an, Surigao del Norte last February 20.
Martinez said the villager told them that while the NPAs were having a short rest after their extortion activities, he saw one of the insurgents put down his weapon, an AK-47 rifle.
When the insurgents took a nap, he then grabbed the opportunity to sneak and take away the firearm.
The villager then went straight to the 30th Infantry Battalion of the 4ID based in Barangay Placer, Surigao del Norte, and informed the military about the presence of the insurgents in their community, at the same time, surrender the rifle.
Martinez said the villager claimed that the abuses committed by the NPAs prompted him to steal the rifle from them.
“The money and food that they demand from us is just enough for our family,” lamented the villager.
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Elena L. Aben | Manila Bulletin | February 27, 2013 | Article Link
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