ZAMBOANGA CITY: Security forces arrested on Tuesday an Abu Sayyaf sub-leader long wanted by authorities for murder and kidnappings the past two decades, officials said.

Insp. Dahlan Samuddin, a regional police spokesman, said Nasser Usman was nabbed by combined police and military troops in Lamitan City, Basilan.

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