Villagers not allowed returning to Kampung Tanduo

This article was last updated on April 16, 2022

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The Malaysian forces have decided to permanently close Kampung Tanduo, the place where Sulu terrorists first settled down after entering Sabah on Feb 9. Sabah police commissioner Datuk Hamza Taib said the dislocated villagers will be settled to a new area. The decision came after detailed analysis and examination of the area. The village is badly destroyed after the offensive launched on March 5.

“That is what has been decided so far, we will discuss the matter further, but as far as national security is concerned, it is only right that the residents of the village be relocated to a new place,” police commissioner Datuk Hamza Taib said.

He also declared the area free from terrorist threats. Hamza said police would convene a meeting with the National Security Council, Lahad Datu District Office and the village head to consider the possibility of allowing the villagers to return home before the relocation.

“The mopping up exercise is now being done in Tanjung Labian and Tanagian before entering the area of Sungai Bilis and we believe that it will be completed soon before we can allow the residents to return home,” he said.

Moreover, the commissioner told the media that a Sulu terrorist was shot dead in an operation in Kampung Simumul in the morning around 8.40 am. He said the security forces were checking a target house in the village when the man attacked a security forces member. In response, he was shot dead.

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