Major Hugh Scott , the District Governor of Sulu Province , where the incident Killing occurred Presence , recounted Statement that those who fled Escaping to the crater `` declared Expressing_publicly they had no intention of fighting , - ran Self_motion up there only in fright , [ and ] had some crops planted Placing and desired to cultivate them . ''

The group , calling themselves the `` Royal Security Forces of the Sultanate of Sulu and North Borneo '' , was sent Sending by Jamalul Kiram III , one of the claimants to the throne of the Sultanate of Sulu .

The group , calling themselves the `` Royal Security Forces of the Sultanate of Sulu and North Borneo '' , was sent Sending by Jamalul Kiram III , one of the claimants to the throne of the Sultanate of Sulu .