Police and military authorities safely rescued a senior elementary school teacher in Patikul, Sulu, 12 hours after she was taken into custody by eight suspected members of the Ajang-Ajang group, who has linked with the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) operating in the province.
Patikul, Sulu (Credits: Google Maps | Manila Bulletin)
Joint Task Force Sulu (JTF-Sulu) commander Brig. Gen. Cirilito Sobejana identified the rescued kidnap victim as Marjorie Abdul, 54, head teacher of Liang Elementary School located in the village of Liang in Patikul, Sulu.
About eight members of the Ajang-Ajang Group forcibly took Abdul inside the school campus about 9:20 a.m., yesterday.
She was rescued by police and military authorities about 9:30 pm, yesterday or about 12 hours after her abduction in inner forested areas of Barangay Liang.
According to a police report, a Honda XRM of another teacher was also taken by the suspects during the incident.
Sobejana said the military in Patikul has exhausted all efforts and means to track down the captors and rescue the hostage safety, which they did.
Lateral coordination with the police and the provincial government was established to intensify all pursuit operations, he said.
Patikul residents have strongly condemned the yesterday’s kidnapping incident, employed by the Ajang-Ajang group in the province.
https://news.mb.com.ph/2018/03/23/govt-forces-rescue-teacher-from-suspected-members-of-ajang-ajang-in-sulu/
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