Thursday, August 7, 2014

Fisherman abducted off Zamboanga City

From ABS-CBN (Aug 7): Fisherman abducted off Zamboanga City

ZAMBOANGA - A 30-year-old fisherman was abducted by at least three armed men off Barangay Bolong, east of Zamboanga City past 2 p.m. on Wednesday.

According to the Zamboanga City Police Office, Bong-bong Sabado was on board a fishing vessel along with six other fishermen when they were robbed by three armed men on board a motorized boat.

Authorities said the suspects were looking for the captain of the fishing vessel.

But after failing to find the captain, they instead took Sabado and brought him to their boat.

The armed men left a supposed extortion letter addressed to all the operators and owners of fishing vessels in the area.

They were asking for P2,000 protection money per fishing vessel every month.

Raymond Muriedas, owner of the fishing vessel used by Sabado, said the suspects left contact numbers in their letter.

Muriedas said he already turned over the letter to the police officers handling the case.

He said extortion activities in the area had stopped a few years ago following the death of a certain Commander Kamsa in a fierce encounter with local policemen in Naga, Zamboanga Sibugay.

Local operators of fishing vessels are now asking for additional security personnel along the coastal areas of Barangay bolong.

A number of kidnapping incidents has been reported in Zamboanga City in the past few years, targeting low-profile victims ranging from fishermen to local teachers.

Police said kidnap-for-ransom groups have been zeroing in on these so called easy targets, asking for a small amount of ransom for the freedom of each victim.

http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/regions/08/07/14/fisherman-abducted-zamboanga-city

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