KUNAK: A Filipino man believed to be the informer for a kidnap-for-ransom group in southern Philippines was killed in a shootout with a police team in the waters near Pulau Burung, yesterday.

The man, identified as Masurati Insawani or Tarab, in his 50s, was shot dead during Ops Sea Hunter around 2.30am, said Deputy Inspector General of Police, Tan Sri Noor Rashid Ibrahim in a press conference yesterday.

He said the deceased was also actively involved in sea robberies targeting fishermen and sea gypsies or Bajau Laut.

Noor Rashid said the police team led by Kunak police chief Superintendent M. Nasaruddin had intercepted the suspect’s pump boat with a camouflage boat.

As the police team tried to approach the suspect, he opened fire at the police and at the same time tried to flee, he said.

“Our men fired back. After the shoot-out, when the police team reached the boat, they found him dead,” Noor Rashid said, adding that the man died from a gunshot to his chest.

He said the police also found a .38 pistol with four bullets, including one spent shell, as well as a Samurai sword.

Noor Rashid said the suspect was on the police “wanted list” in connection with several robbery cases.

He added that following the successful operation, the police had managed to solve several robbery cases as well as severing the man’s links with the kidnap-for-ransom group.

The Ops Sea Hunter was launched by Kunak Police Headquarters in early 2017 to gather information and intelligence about sea robberies in the district.

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