ILIGAN CITY—Brig. Gen. Allan Nobleza, police director of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), has ordered the deployment of more policemen to Marogong town in Lanao del Sur on Monday amid threats of an attack by the Islamic State (IS)-linked Dawlah Islamiyah (DI). Nobleza visited Marogong on Monday under heavy police escorts and held a consultative meeting with the town's vice mayor, Haroun Marohom. 'We are here to address the security needs of Marogong town. The national government, especially the leadership of the Philippine National Police, is very much concerned about the security and safety of the people of Marogong, considering that the threat posed by the DI-MG (DI-Maute Group) in this municipality is very imminent,' Nobleza said in a statement on Monday.

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