CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Authorities arrested the wife of one of the leaders of the local terror group, in Iligan City Sunday morning (November 5), a report from the Philippine National Police-10 (PNP-10) said.
Police identified the person arrested as Minhati Madrais, also known as “Baby.”
Her name matches that of the passport issued by the Indonesian government taken from her possession.
Police recovered inside the house, where Madrais and her children are living in, four blasting caps, two detonating cords, and a time fuse. These components are believed to be used in making improvised explosive device (IED).
Police said a team of law enforcers and military operatives raided Madrais’ residence at Steele Makers Village, Barangay Tubod, Iligan City.
Madrais is the wife of Omar Maute, one of the founders of the Maute Group, a band of extremists that fought the government forces in Marawi City, said Senior Supt. Leony Roy Ga, Iligan City police chief.
Police conducted the raid after receiving information from intelligence operatives, Supt. Ga said.
“We were able to trace her relationship with Omar through the photos provided to us. In some of the photos she was with Omar,” Ga said in a phone interview Sunday.
He said Madrais could hardly speak Maranao and Tagalog, but she can converse in English.
Ga said they are in the process of establishing Madrais’ participation in the terroristic activities of the Maute group, adding that it is likely that she has a role in the group’s operations due to her relationship with Omar.
He said they will also conduct a forensic examination on the suspect’s cellphone to check if she has any contact with other members of the Maute group considering that Omar, along with Abu Sayyaf leader Isnilon Hapilon, was killed during a military offensive in Marawi a few days ago.
Based on the police’s investigation, Madrais moved to Iligan from Marawi at the height of the conflict there. (PNA/Jigger J. Jerusalem)
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