Six workers of a sawmill were seized Monday by a group of
gunmen in Butig, Lanao del Sur, a military official disclosed Tuesday.
Maj. Filemon Tan, Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom)
information officer, disclosed the incident occurred around 11:00 a.m. Monday
in Barangay Sandab Madaya, Butig, Lanao del Sur.
Tan said the identities of the victims were not immediately
available except for the fact that they are workers of a sawmill in the village of Sandab Madaya
“These individuals (victims) were believed to be workers at
the sawmill of the said barangay (Sandab Madaya),” Tan said
He said the victims were seized by a locally-based terrorist
group headed by the so-called Maute brothers, who is reported to have ties with
the Jemaah Islamiyah (JI).
“It is clear that this is a criminal act perpetrated by this
criminal group (of Maute brothers),” he said.
“We are also working closely with the police in
investigating the incident,” Tan added.
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