ZAMBOANGA CITY: Security forces swooped down on a residential area in Cotabato City and captured the second highest ranking leader of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF), officials announced on Tuesday.

Policemen, backed by soldiers, stormed the hideout of Abdulgani Pagao late Monday in Campo Muslim, Barangay Mother Bagua, Cotabato City.

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