ILIGAN CITY: President Rodrigo Duterte revealed that the Maute Group fighting government troops in Marawi City was founded by two brothers – Abdullah and Omar Maute – who were former police officers involved in illegal drugs.
“They were policemen in Manila who got enamoured with the money of syabu,” he said.
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