Naval patrols ongoing to determine whereabouts of abducted Zamboanga Sibugay mayor

From the Philippine News Agency (Apr 8): Naval patrols ongoing to determine whereabouts of abducted Zamboanga Sibugay mayor

The military is conducting naval patrols off the coastal waters of Zamboanga Sibugay in a bid to locate Naga town Mayor Gemma Adana who was abducted by still unidentified lawless elements Monday night.

This was stressed by 1st Infantry Division public affairs officer Major Cris Mugot in an message to the PNA.

He added that the naval patrols are now being conducted in the hope of getting a trace or whereabouts of the gunmen who snatched Adana.

Mugot said that these clues, once uncovered, can help government security troops in determining the exact location of the victim.

House-to-house searches were conducted in Barangay Mamagon in an effort to locate the abducted official Tuesday.

Military officials earlier there are no indications that the Abu Sayyaf Group took part in the abduction of Adana.

No ransom demand has been made yet by the suspects.

Adana was seized around 9:15 p.m. Monday in Barangay Taytay Manubo, Naga Zamboanga Sibugay.

The victim was eating with her family members when three gunmen clad in masks barged in and took her at gunpoint.

The gunmen then dragged Adana to the shoreline and forced her into a motorized banca which sped off towards an unknown direction.

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