THE military confirmed on Thursday the transfer to a jail in Taguig City of the arrested patriarch of the Maute brothers who attacked Marawi City, because of the possibility militants might try to spring him out of jail in Mindanao.

Brig. Gen. Restituto Padilla Jr., spokesman for the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), said Cayamora Maute, who is considered a “high-value target,” was transferred to Bicutan in Taguig past midnight on Thursday.