A suspect in the bloody Mamasapano clash that left 44 elite police officers dead in 2015 was arrested by the Philippine National Police (PNP) in Cotabato City over the weekend.

The Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) in the Bangamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), led by the Cotabato City police, apprehended Tamano Esmail Sabpa or Tamano Sabpa Esmael at 2 p.m. on Saturday at the parking area of a regional hospital in Cotabato City, according to a police report.