Wednesday, January 7, 2015

Military pursuing ASG bandits who abducted 7-year-old boy in Sulu

From the Philippine News Agency (Jan 8): Military pursuing ASG bandits who abducted 7-year-old boy in Sulu

Units from the Western Mindanao Command are now pursuing the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) bandits who abducted a seven-year-old boy at Barangay Asturias, Jolo, Sulu in the night-time of Jan. 6.

Reports forwarded Wednesday by Capt. Rowena Muyuela, Western Mindanao Command spokesperson, said the incident took place at 6 p.m.

She identified the victim as Eljon Marzo, a student of Notre Dame of Jolo and son of Maimbung town treasurer Jun Marzo.

Eljon was playing outside their house when he was forcibly taken by the suspects onboard a motorcycle, after which they fled towards Barangay Anuling, Patikul, Sulu.

Initial investigation identified one of the abductors as ASG sub-leader Namyel Ahajari alias "Gapas".

Pursuit operations are now ongoing as of this posting.

http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=1&sid=&nid=1&rid=722896

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