Ameril Umbra Kato
Ameril Umbra Kato | |
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Born | Al-Ustaj Umbra Amiril Kato 18 May 1946 Datu Piang, Maguindanao |
Died | 14 April 2015 (aged 68) Guindulungan, Maguindanao |
Cause of death | Heart attack |
Occupation | Leader and Founder of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters |
Criminal charge | Multiple Murder Arson (5 counts) Attempted Murder (9 counts) Frustrated Murder Robbery (26 counts) Arson (10 counts)[1] |
Criminal status | Dead |
Allegiance | Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters |
Reward amount
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₱10,000,000.00[1] |
Capture status
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Dead |
Wanted by
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Philippine National Police[1] |
Al-Ustaj Umbra Amiril Kato (18 May 1946[2] – 14 April 2015) was the founder of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) a group which seceded from Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF). He joined the MILF after 1985, after he graduated from Imam Muhammad bin Saud Islamic University in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.[3] Umbra Kato was the Philippines' most wanted man though due to his still official membership in the MILF he was not hunted by the military.[4] However a warrant of arrest was filed against him together with other BIFF members by the Philippine National Police. The Armed Forces of the Philippines, with the MILF, launched Operation Darkhorse in a bid to arrest him in January 2014.
Kato reportedly died on 14 April 2015 of a heart attack. BIFF spokesperson Abu Misry Mama, confirmed his death after he was informed by Kato's son that he died at 2:00 am due to complications from pneumonia. He was reported to have died in Barangay Kateman in Guindulungan, Maguindanao but this was denied by the barangay chairman.[5][3]
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