A
Malaysian-Chinese kidnap victim was freed by Abu Sayyaf bandits after
negotiations facilitated by Muslim leaders in Sulu and immediately left for Malaysia
Capt.
Rowena Muyuela, public information officer of the military’s Western Mindanao
Command (Wesmincom), said that kidnap victim Kun Mun Hua, also known as Chan Sai
Chuin, was released by his abductors at around 11 p.m. Tuesday along Sitio Timahu, Barangay Tubig Dakula,
Indanan.
Muyuela
said that Hadji Mamih Sangkula and Hadji Mandi Sangkula negotiated for the
release of the kidnap victim.
“Accordingly,
after the release, the KV (kidnap victim) boarded a speed boat and proceeded to
Malaysia
Muyuela did not identify the group behind Hua’s kidnapping
but reports tagged the terrorist Abu Sayyaf as responsible in the abduction.
But previous reports said that Hua was forcibly taken by Abu
Sayyaf terrorists during a raid in his farm in Kunak, Sabah
last June. He was kept under captivity in Sulu, a known bailiwick of Abu Sayyaf
bandits.
There
were reports stating that more than P30 million ransom was paid to the Abu
Sayyaf in exchange to the freedom of Hua.
Meanwhile,
elements of the Jolo Internal Defense Force (JIDF) secured a student of Hadji
Butu School of Arts and Trade after being kidnapped by still unidentified
individuals.
Col.
Allan Arrojado, commander of Joint Task Force Sulu, said that 16-year-old Ibrahim
Patrasa reported his kidnapping by individuals aboard a white van at around 2
p.m. on Tuesday while he was leaving school located along Barangay Asturias,
Jolo.
Arrojado
said that elements of the JIDF, led by a certain Major Saddama, managed to secure the kidnap
victim after conducting security patrol in the area.
During
custodial debriefing, Arrojado said that the victim told lawmen that the kidnap
men were holding several female kidnap victims.
http://www.tribune.net.ph/nation/abus-release-malaysian-chinese-in-sulu
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