After 12 days of captivity, two remaining kidnapped students of the Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of Technology (MSU-IIT) were released on Thursday in a remote village of Lanao del Norte after alleged “pressure” exerted by Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF)-backed negotiators on their abductors, local authorities Friday.
The freed captives were MUS-IIT students Berzon Paeste and Cidrick Jamias, who were recovered by joint elements of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), police and military at the boundary of Poona-Piagapo and Munai towns in Lanao del Norte which are under the jurisdiction of MILF commander Abdullah “Bravo” Macapaar, officials said.
The rescue team coordinated with the Government-MILF Ad Hoc Joint Action Group and Coordinating Committee on the Cessation of Hostilities in the recovery of the captives, lawyer Abdul Jamal Dimaporo, head agent-in-charge of the NBI-Iligan District Office, told reporters.
“It’s the pressure of the joint team and the assistance of Commander Bravo that forced the kidnappers to abandon the kidnap victims safely,” he said.
Dimaporo clarified that no ransom was paid for the victim’s freedom despite earlier reports that a P5-million ransom was demanded by their abductors.
Paeste and Jamias were abducted last June 4 together with other four victims – Juhari Gubat, Kevin Limpin, Hannah Yurong, and Eloisa Lacson in Iligan City. The four, non-MSU-IIT students, were released on June 6, police said.
Previous reports including a statement from the MSU-IIT, the six victims were hanging out outside the campus at a gas station convenience store in Barangay Tibanga, Iligan City in the evening of June 4 before their abduction.
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The freed captives were MUS-IIT students Berzon Paeste and Cidrick Jamias, who were recovered by joint elements of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), police and military at the boundary of Poona-Piagapo and Munai towns in Lanao del Norte which are under the jurisdiction of MILF commander Abdullah “Bravo” Macapaar, officials said.
The rescue team coordinated with the Government-MILF Ad Hoc Joint Action Group and Coordinating Committee on the Cessation of Hostilities in the recovery of the captives, lawyer Abdul Jamal Dimaporo, head agent-in-charge of the NBI-Iligan District Office, told reporters.
“It’s the pressure of the joint team and the assistance of Commander Bravo that forced the kidnappers to abandon the kidnap victims safely,” he said.
Dimaporo clarified that no ransom was paid for the victim’s freedom despite earlier reports that a P5-million ransom was demanded by their abductors.
Paeste and Jamias were abducted last June 4 together with other four victims – Juhari Gubat, Kevin Limpin, Hannah Yurong, and Eloisa Lacson in Iligan City. The four, non-MSU-IIT students, were released on June 6, police said.
Previous reports including a statement from the MSU-IIT, the six victims were hanging out outside the campus at a gas station convenience store in Barangay Tibanga, Iligan City in the evening of June 4 before their abduction.
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