LAHAD DATU: The Eastern Sabah Security Command or Esscom was seen as a “solve all” to never-ending threats from Filipino gunmen operating in southern Philippines.
Set up in the aftermath of the bloody Sulu intrusion of Lahad Datu last year, many Sabahans hoped that Esscom would end cross-border crime in the east coast of the state. Their hopes, however, soon turned into disillusionment.
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