SEVERAL Filipinos on Malaysia’s wanted list were arrested by the Philippine military recently, said Eastern Sabah Security Command (Esscom) commander Hazani Ghazali.

He said the suspects were identified based on photos provided by Esscom to Filipino forces.

“The suspects are believed to have been shot by Filipino forces before surrendering.

“We are getting full cooperation from the Philippines and Indonesia in upholding peace and security in the region,” he said at the state assemblymen briefing today.

Hazani, however, did not say when and where the suspects had been arrested.

On the Islamic State threat in Marawi, the Philippines, he said there had been no recent updates.

He added that Esscom had been successful in foiling cross-border crime attempts in the Eastern Sabah Security Zone. – August 8, 2017.