KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah government wants a full investigation into claims that suspected foreign militant landed on Long Patau in the state’s easternmost tip of Lahad Datu in Tambisan. However, Hajiji said he had been briefed about the case by Sabah Police Commissioner Datuk Idris Abdullah and that there was no indication of the alleged intruders in Lahad Datu. On Saturday (Feb 5), Sabah Deputy Police Commissioner Datuk Jauteh Dikun said although there was no real evidence to show militants had infiltrated Lahad Datu, police would not take it lightly. Concerns over security over the east coast of Sabah surfaced late last year when unconfirmed reports claimed that southern Philippines based Sulu militants were hatching plans to invade Sabah. In Feb 2013, over 100 Sulu militants linked to a self-proclaimed Sulu Sultan intruded into Kg Tanduo in Lahad Datu and were defeated by Malaysian security forces.
