University of Tripoli
Ibrahim was a local religious teacher who had received part of his education at the University of Tripoli in Libya, hence his nickname "Ibrahim Libya". The police wanted to arrest Ibrahim Mahmud under the Internal Security Act, for creating discord and disharmony, but he refused to give himself up. Ibrahim was also accused of harbouring two brothers, Yusof Che Mit and Ramli Che Mit, who were fugitives. Revered by the village folks, who called him Ustaz Ibrahim, they vowed to defend him to the death.