LAHAD DATU: The killing of the notorious Abu Rami Muamar Askali @Abu Rami will likely hinder whatever plans the Abu Sayyaf group might have been hatching in Sabah waters, according to Eastern Sabah Security Command (Esscom).
Their kidnap-for-ransom operations could be temporarily halted, Esscom Commander Datuk Wan Abdul Bari Wan Abdul Khalid said.
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