Thursday, December 11, 2014

Joint Task Group Sulu safely recovers kidnap victim

From the Philippine News Agency (Dec 11): Joint Task Group Sulu safely recovers kidnap victim

Units of Joint Task Group Sulu have successfully rescued a kidnap victim during pursuit operations in Sulu last Dec. 9.

Col. Allan Arrojado, Joint Task Group Sulu commander, identified the rescued victim as 16-year-old Ibrahim M. Patrasa, single and a student of Hadji Butu School of Arts and Trade.

The victim was kidnapped by heavily-armed and unidentified men 2 p.m. of Dec. 9

He added that he was on his way to school in Barangay Asturias, Jolo town when the suspects appeared out of nowhere and shoved him at gunpoint inside a white van with capital "S" markings.

Upon learning of the incident, mobile units of Joint Task Group Sulu immediately conducted pursuit operations and managed to recover the victim and drove away his abductors after a brief encounter.

Pursuit operations conducted by military and police units on 3 p.m. Dec. 10 eventually resulted in the recovery of one M-4 assault rifle with an M-203 grenade launcher, a 9mm pistol and one .45 caliber pistol in Barangay Mangis, Indanan town.

Subsequent search also resulted in the recovery of M-15 automatic rifles,one AK-47 rifle, another M-4 assault rifle and three M-14, one Browning automatic rifle, and assorted ammunition and several bandoleers.

Arrojado said Patrasa was immediately placed under their protective custody and made to undergo debriefing.

During their questioning, Ibrahim revealed to government security forces that several female kidnap victims are still in the hands of the kidnappers.

http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=2&sid=&nid=2&rid=715149

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