Security personnel carrying out investigations at the restaurant in Sandakan
PETALING JAYA: Two siblings known as the Muktadil Brothers are believed to be behind Thursday's abduction of a restaurant owner and customer at a popular seaside restaurant in
According to Home Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, the incident happened at around 7.40pm at the Ocean King resturant at Jalan Batu Sapi in
Inspector General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar said
police have not ruled out militants in carrying out the daring abduction.
The two victims were identified as Thien Nyuk Fun, 50, the
manager of the restaurant, and Bernard Then Ted Fen, 39, an electrical
consultant based in Cambodia
“Four kidnappers went to the restaurant using two M16 guns
and a pistol. We could not get the boat description. Early intelligence
believes that the Muktadil Brother are behind this,” said Ahmad Zahid.
At least four men, believed linked to the Abu Sayyaf kidnap
group, had stormed into the restaurant causing the
patrons to flee.
Police have been keeping a lookout for the brothers believed
to be key suspects in cross border kidnapping and murder in the state.
They believed the Muktadil brothers were still at large in
their native southern Philippines
Nilson Muktadil, who is his 30s, and his 40-something
brother Badong @ Adzmil Muktadil, are the main culprits in a number of
kidnapping cases in the state’s east coast.
The Star had reported that the Muktadil brothers were born
to a life of violent crime, specialising in cross-border kidnapping.
The brothers were part of the southern Philippines
He said Nilson had lived in Kampung Bangau-Bangau and was
believed to be involved in the April 2 kidnapping of Chinese tourist Gao
Huayun, 29, and Filipino worker Marcy Dayawan, 40.
http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2015/05/14/abu-sayyaf-sandakan-abduction-points-to-muktadil-brothers/
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