Fake ID fails to save Maute terror suspect
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – An alleged member of the Maute Islamist terrorist group who was arrested here Thursday morning tried to elude arrest by using a fake identification card, police said.
According to police, Mohammad Noaim Maute presented a fake Mindanao State University under the name “Alfaiz P. Mamintal” when confronted in Barangay Macasandig at 5:30 a.m.
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Maute was included in the Arrest Order No. 1 issued by Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana, martial law administrator in Mindanao.
The suspect has been described by authorities as a bomber of the Maute Islamist terrorist group. CBB/rga
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