The social worker who was set free by suspected Abu Sayyaf bandits on Thursday night has been reunited with her family, the top police official here said.
Basilan police director Senior Supt. Mario Dapilloza said the victim, Jenelyn Entera, was freed around 7:30 p.m. Thursday in Barangay Marang, Sumisip municipality.
Entera’s freedom came hours after the Provincial Peace and Order Council (PPOC) has convened and activated the Crisis Management Committee (CMC) to work for the safe recovery of Entera.
Dapilloza said Entera was released to Sumisip Mayor Gulam Hataman and Army’s 64th Infantry Battalion commander Lt. Col. Leonardo Dacumos following the successful negotiations initiated by the PPOC and CMC headed by Vice-Gov. Alrasheed Sakkalahul.
Entera was seized by four alleged Abu Sayyaf bandits around 9:00 a.m. Wednesday in Barangay Ulitan, Ungkaya Pukan municipality.
She was inspecting the beneficiaries of the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) when the bandits seized her at gunpoint.
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