Abu Sayyaf leader shot dead in Tawau

Dead end: Police checking the scene for clues near the car Nurhassan (inset) was in with the two other gunmen at the plantation in Tawau.

KOTA KINABALU: An Abu Sayyaf sub-commander high on the Philippines’ wanted list was among three gunmen killed in a gunfight at a plantation in the east coast of Sabah.

Regional intelligence sources said Nurhassan Jamiri was armed with a high-powered rifle when he was gunned down.