The leader of an armed nationalist group that seized a remote police station in Peru has reportedly surrendered after a hostage crisis that began on Saturday when the group took 10 officers hostage and allegedly killed four others. A government spokesperson told the Associated Press that former army Major Antauro Humala was in custody after turning himself in to National Police chief at the town’s municipal building. She said about 90 of his followers also laid down their arms. The group wants to establish a nationalist indigenous movement modeled on the ancient Incan Empire and has demanded the resignation of President Alejandro Toledo. Humala enjoys strong local support. Thousands of residents converged on the town square Monday, demanding a peaceful settlement. At one point Humala joined them, during what he claimed was a three-hour truce agreed to by police. Toledo, who took office in July 2001 with a popularity rating of nearly 60 percent, has tried to distance himself from a series of corruption scandals during the past year. His approval rating has sunk to about 9 percent.