Wife of alleged Dawlah Islamiya sub-leader arrested in Sultan Kudarat

ISULAN, SULTAN KUDARAT–Police authorities in Maguindanao del Sur and Sultan Kudarat arrested in the hospital on Sunday a woman suspected to be the finance officer of Dawlah Islamiya terror group.

Racma Dinggo Hassan, who also goes by the name Halimba Ebrahim and wife of the slain DI subleader Norodin Hassan, had a standing warrant of arrest for multiple frustrated murder with recommended bail bond of P120,000, according to Capt. Joel Lebrillo, police chief of Rajah Buayan municipal police station in Maguindanao del Sur.

Hassan was arrested at the Sultan Kudarat provincial hospital here on the basis of an arrest warrant against her, Lebrillo said.

Three days before her arrest, Hassan was confined at the provincial hospital in Isulan town because of head injuries.

The operation to arrest Hassan was conducted by the Isulan town police, the Special Action Force and police mobile groups from Sultan Kudarat and Maguindanao del Sur.

Lebrillo said Hassan’s husband Norodin, also known as “Andot” was a sub-leader of Dawlah Islamiyah killed by government forces with three of his followers on January 15 last year during law enforcement operation in Barangay Tunganon, Carmen, Cotabato province.

Seized from them were two rifles and improvised explosive devices.

According to Lebrillo, his wife has been serving as logistic, financial facilitator and liaison officer of the terrorist operation in the towns of Rajah Buayan, Sultan sa Barongis and Shariff Sayfdona Mustapah.

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