Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) bandits released on Sunday a
three-year-old boy they kidnapped in March last year in the town of Pitogo
Brig. Gen. Alan Arrojado, Joint Task Group Sulu commander,
identified the freed hostage as Ace Jay Garban.
Arrojado, who is also the Army’s 501st Infantry Brigade
commander, said Garban was spotted “without a companion” by a concerned citizen
at around 2:42 p.m. Sunday in Barangay Buanza, Indanan, Sulu.
“Immediately, the concerned citizen approached the child and
at the same time informed the military unit of the KV’s (kidnap victim’s)
presence in the area,” Arrojado said.
He said Garban was taken to Barangay Tulay, Jolo and was
turned over to the Jolo Internal Defense Force headed by Col. Bernie Sun, who
is also the deputy commander of the Army’s 501st Infantry Brigade.
He said the child was taken to the trauma hospital in Camp Bautista
Arrojado said efforts are underway to get in touch with
Garban’s relatives in Zamboanga del Sur for his eventual return to the
province.
The newly freed hostage is the grandson of Mayor Richard
Garban of Pitogo, Zamboanga del Sur.
Garban was seized by 10 Abu Sayyaf gunmen together with his
two-year-old brother, Zynielle Jay, and bakery worker Ledegie Tomarong, 17, on
March 31, 2015 in Barangay Poblacion, Pitogo, Zamboanga del Sur.
The gunmen killed Zynielle Jay, whose body was plucked out
from the seawaters of Zamboanga del Sur on April 3, 2015 while Tomarong was
released on July 20, 2015 in Barangay Kagay, Indanan, Sulu.
Arrojado said they have coordinated with the Department of
Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) for the custody of Garban while waiting
for his family to fetch him.
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