SAGUIARAN, Lanao del Sur, March 30 (PIA) --An army official appealed to the 30 Punong Barangays (village chieftains) here to help them in their war against all forms of criminality in the area.
Lt. Col. Dario Bucawit, Commander of the 64th Infantry Battalion (6IB) expressed his predicament over the current peace and order situation in the area during the recent municipal peace and order council meeting.
He said the town is always at the limelight because it is tagged as one of the asylums of organized crime groups involved in kidnap-for-ransom (KFR) and other illegal activities.
He sought the full commitment and cooperation of the local officials citing their crucial role in eradicating lawlessness, such as, kidnapping, carnapping and drug pushing, among others.
He asked them to report immediately any suspected illegal activities in their respective barangays through the 64IB hotline 0920-948-7196 or 0917-710-6993.
Bucawit also warned the chieftains that those found not reporting the presence of bad elements or hiding criminals in their barangays will be filed with appropriate charges.
He made it clear that the both the Army and Police forces are determined to apply the full force of the law in order to have safer communities in the province.
Meantime, Municipal Mayor Macmod Muti urged the chieftains to heed the call of the army and support the anti-criminality campaign to achieve peace, order and security in the town. (Apipa Bagumbaran/PIA-10)
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