Ismail (centre) makes a gesture during a press conference on the situation in Sabah in Lahad Datu. With him are Salleh (left) and Zulkifeli (right).LAHAD DATU: The situation in three areas where security forces are holding off armed Sulu intruders is under control, said Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Ismail Omar.
"I have called the armed forces chief (Tan Sri Zulkifeli Mohd Zin) to strengthen our position over incidents involving the armed intruders in three areas.
"We are in a state of readiness to take further action," he told a news conference at Felda Residence Sahabat, about 130 km from here.
Present were Zulkifeli, Bukit Aman internal security and public orderdirector Datuk Salleh Mat Rashid and Sabah police commissioner Datuk Hamza Taib.
The areas are Lahad Datu, Semporna and Kunak.
Three armed intruders were nabbed by the security forces in Kampung Tanduo, Lahad Datu as they tried to leave the cordoned area; while five policemen were shot dead in Kampung Seri Jaya Simunul, Semporna, and 10 armed intruders sighted in Kampung Lumalong and Kampung Dasar Lama in Kunak.
Ismail asked the people not to believe in rumours and unconfirmed reports on the situation or make assumptions based on postings on social media networks.
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