Abducted
barangay chief is latest Abu Sayyaf victim
A VILLAGE chief
held hostage by Islamic militants has been found beheaded on a highway on the island of Jolo
Rodolfo Boligao
was captured in May by the Abu Sayyaf, an Al-Qaeda-linked group that has gained
international notoriety for bombings and kidnapping sprees.
Boligao’s
handcuffed remains were found on Tuesday evening, with his severed
head placed by his side, said Chief Inspector Walter Anayo, police chief of
Maimbung town where the body was recovered.
A piece of paper
with the victim’s name written on it was placed on top of the body, Anayo said.
“It appears he
was beheaded right there on the road,” the island province’s police chief,
Senior Supt. Mario Buyuccan said.
“The body was
intentionally left in the middle of the road so that people could find it,” he
said.
Abu Sayyaf
bandits seized Boligao along with two members of the Coast Guard from the port
city of Dapitan
Boligao was
beheaded after the families failed to meet the Abu Sayyaf ransom demand,
reportedly P1 million.
The fate of the
Coast Guard members is unknown.
Jolo island on
the country’s southwestern tip is a known hideout of the Abu Sayyaf, a loose
band of several hundred armed men that was founded in the 1990s with seed money
from the Al-Qaeda.
The group often
resorts to kidnappings for ransom, targeting foreigners when possible. It has
beheaded several of its captives including American Guillermo Sobero in 2001.
It is currently
holding at least seven hostages, according to the military.
The group has
also been blamed for the worst terror attacks in the country, including the
firebombing of a ferry off Manila bay in 2004
that killed over 100 people.
http://manilastandardtoday.com/2015/08/13/beheading-in-jolo/
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