Five Abu Sayyaf bandits were killed while the
Filipino-Chinese businesswoman they abducted was safely rescued in Sulu, a top
military official announced Thursday.
Arrojado said Maujon, who sustained two gunshot wounds, was
rescued by fishermen around 7 a.m. Thursday in the sea waters between Tapul
island town and Parang municipality in the Sulu mainland.
Arrojado said Maujon was abducted by seven Abu Sayyaf
bandits led by Salip Mira around 4:30 p.m. Wednesday from her residence.
Arrojado said that a firefight ensued with the responding
Barangay Peacekeeping Action Team (BPAT) members while the group of Mira was
escaping dragging along Maujon with them.
He said that military and police forces rushed to Barangay
Tampakan Laminusa, Siasi, after receiving the report of the incident to
reinforce the BPAT members.
He said aside from the five killed Abu Sayyaf bandits during
the firefight, the troops also recovered a rifle.
He said the remains of one of the five slain bandits was
recovered at the residence of Maujon, another one fell dead at sea while
escaping aboard motorized bancas and the remains of the other three were
recovered at the shoreline of Barangay Cabingaan in the nearby island town of
Tapul.
Arrojado said Maujon, upon her rescue, was rushed to the
district hospital in Parang town and transferred around 9:30 a.m. Thursday to
the Integrated Provincial Health Office (IPHO) in Jolo, the capital of Sulu.
Arrojado said the group of Mira is based in Barangay Kuta
Kahoy in the island town of Pata
He said that troops are tracking down the group of Mira.
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