FUGITIVE Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) chairman Nur Misuari and an Indonesian general who was on a “secret mission” to the Philippines were instrumental in securing the release of the 10 Indonesian sailors abducted by the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) in Sulu province.

A highly-reliable source of The Manila Times said the Indonesian government sent retired Army Maj. Gen. Kivlan Zein to meet with Misuari two weeks ago to discuss ways on how to secure the release of the captives.