Police in Sulu recovered Wednesday night what is believed to be the head of an 18-year old kidnap victim executed by the Abu Sayyaf.
Major Felimon Tan, spokesman of the military’s Western Mindanao Command, said the head of James Patrick Almodavar, wrapped in a plastic bag, was found in Barangay Kadjatan in Indanan town where it was left by three men riding a motorcycle a few hours before President Rodrigo Duterte told media in Davao City of the beheading past 11 p.m. Wednesday.
Duterte reiterated his orders to security agencies to wipe out the Abu Sayyaf.
“As of this report, the decapitated head is being processed and investigated by elements of the Scene of the Crime Operatives (SOCO) and Indanan Police,” Tan said.
Almodavar was seized on July 16 by members of the Abu Sayyaf’s “Ajang-Ajang group” in Barangay Asturias in Jolo.
A ransom of P1 million was reportedly demanded by the Abu Sayyaf for his release.
Condemning the beheading, Tan called it “an absolute affront to the peace-loving Moros in the Philippines.”
He said the military will continue to press “focused military operations are being conducted along with the combined efforts from our soldiers, civilian counterparts, and the community” until all hostages held by the Abu Sayyaf, a number of them foreigners, are rescued.
http://interaksyon.com/article/131782/head-of-latest-abu-sayyaf-victim-recovered-in-sulu
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