The Armed Forces of
the Philippines is working
double time to verify reports the two Malaysian nationals who were kidnapped by
the terrorist Abu Sayyaf in Sandakan town in Sabah , Malaysia
Abducted from the Ocean King Seafood Restaurant were Thien
Nyuk Fun, 50, co-owner of the seaside restaurant, and Bernard Then Ted Fen, 39,
a tourist from Sarawak , according to online
reports.
Malaysian authorities earlier said the kidnappers and their victims
fled toward the Philippines
Lt. Col. Harold Cabunoc, chief of the AFP public affairs
office, said the report posed a new challenge for the Philippine Army, which
has been trying to rescue several foreign and local hostages in Sulu, including
Dutchman Elwold Horn who was snatched in Tawi-Tawi in February 2012. Horn’s
fellow wildlife photographer Lorenzo Vinciguerra was also kidnapped but escaped
his captors last December.
“We have heard various reports about them being brought to
Sulu but we could not confirm it. We could not validate it as of this time,”
Cabunoc said.
Brig. Gen. Joselito Kakilala, AFP spokesman, said there
still was no proof of life received by the Malaysian intelligence units with
regard to the reported hostages.
Rear Adm. Reynaldo Yoma, commander of Joint Task Force
Zambasulta (Zamboanga-Basilan-Sulu-Tawi Tawi), said they were looking into
reports the hostages were brought to Parang then transferred to Indanan, both
in Sulu.
Meanwhile, a former policeman was arrested in Malaysia
SPO2 Jun Malban was taken into custody in Kota Kinabalu last
month for violation of immigration laws but was arrested by Philippine
authorities only last weekend.
Senior Supt. Roberto Fajardo, chief of the Philippine
National Police Anti-Kidnapping Group (AKG), said the former lawman served as a
negotiator when Australian national Warren Rodwell was abducted in December
2011.
http://globalnation.inquirer.net/123135/afp-hunts-abu-sayyaf-captives
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