{"id":13216,"date":"2022-02-04T23:54:53","date_gmt":"2022-02-04T15:54:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=13216"},"modified":"2022-02-04T23:54:55","modified_gmt":"2022-02-04T15:54:55","slug":"esscom-probes-report-of-armed-filipinos-slipping-into-lahad-datu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=13216","title":{"rendered":"ESSCom probes report of armed &#8216;Filipinos&#8217; slipping into Lahad Datu"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>LAHAD DATU,\u00a0 Feb 4 \u00a0&#8212; The Eastern Sabah Security Command (ESSCom) is investigating an allegation\u00a0that more than 10 armed men, believed to be Filipinos, had infiltrated into Lahad Datu here through Tambisan waters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ESSCom commander DCP Hamzah Ahmad, when contacted by Bernama, said the matter was still under investigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&#8220;Currently, the situation in the Eastern Sabah Security Zone (ESSZone) is good and under control,&#8221;<\/em> he said briefly via Whatsapp today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/17112020-Esscom-Taskforce-Bernama.jpg\" alt=\"ESSCom\" class=\"wp-image-13217\" width=\"472\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/17112020-Esscom-Taskforce-Bernama.jpg 800w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/17112020-Esscom-Taskforce-Bernama-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/17112020-Esscom-Taskforce-Bernama-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/17112020-Esscom-Taskforce-Bernama-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/17112020-Esscom-Taskforce-Bernama-350x234.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 472px) 100vw, 472px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>According to sources, a man claimed to have seen more than 10 suspicious individuals, who were armed and in camouflage attire, enter Sabah through the waters of Long Patau in Tambisan last week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The man also claimed that all the men were believed to be Filipinos based on their conversation&nbsp;in the Suluk language.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/\">NMT<\/a> as reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bernama.com\/en\/crime_courts\/news.php?id=2049000\">Bernama<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LAHAD DATU,\u00a0 Feb 4 \u00a0&#8212; 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