A 20-year-old college student was released on Saturday,
barely six days after the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) brigands seized him in Sulu, a
top military official said on Sunday.
Brig. Gen. Alan Arrojado, Joint Task Group Sulu commander,
identified the released college student as Omar Carlo Masdal, a student of Sulu
State College.
Arrojado, quoting a police report, said Masdal was released
at around 11 a.m. Saturday in Barangay Latih, Patikul town.
Arrojado said Masdal was released following series of
negotiations initiated by “unidentified” commanders of the Moro National
Liberation Front (MNLF).
He said the commanders initiated the negotiations since
Masdal is “allegedly” the nephew of the late MNLF commander Khabier Malik.
He said ASG brigands who are members of the “Ajang-Ajang”
group headed by sub-leader Ben Saudi abducted Masdal on Feb. 14 in Barangay
Buanza, Indanan, Sulu.
Arrojado said the ASG brigands seized Masdal on suspicion
that the victim belongs to a wealthy family.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=2&sid=&nid=2&rid=859332
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