A retired Marine
officer who operates a passenger boat was abducted Sunday by suspected Abu
Sayyaf bandits in Pantukan
Island
The task force, a
unit led by Naval Forces Western Mindanao commander Rear Admiral Yoma,
identified the victim as Master Sergeant Renato Fernandez.
It said five
armed men who posed as passengers of Fernandez’s M/L RJ Express seized him
while aboard the water craft.
Fernandez’s
wife, Embraida Usman Fernandez, confirmed to authorities that her husband
had been abducted.
According to
Embraida, the former Marine left Jolo pier aboard their own boat around 9:15
a.m. going to Pangutaran
Island
“At around 10:30
a.m., while sailing, three of his passengers took their hidden long firearms
and immediately seized Fernandez,” the task force’s report said.
Two pump boats
with a pair of armed men approached the boat and the abductors transferred with
their victim. They sailed towards the area of Barangay Buton Mahablo, Parang,
Sulu.
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