 From then on, Abdurajak was said to be grooming his brother to be his successor, Khadaffy Janjalani.On December 18, 1998, Abdurajak Janjalani was eventually tracked down and killed in a Lamitan hideout.The group then went into hiding as Khadaffy, Janjalani's brother and anointed heir-apparent, consolidated his control over the many different groups that composed the Abu Sayyaf then.