Tuesday, July 17, 2018

Gunmen seize trader in Zamboanga Sibugay

From the Philippine News Agency (Jul 16): Gunmen seize trader in Zamboanga Sibugay



Police are tracking down the whereabouts of a businessman seized by gunmen, who are believed to be kidnap-for-ransom-group (KFRG) members in Zamboanga Sibugay.

Chief Insp. Helen Galvez, Police Regional Office-9 (PRO-9) information officer, said  Alejandro Bation, 58, who owns a fishpond and is into aqua-marine business, is believed to have been abducted by KFRG gunmen at around 8:35 p.m. Sunday in his residence in Barangay Nazareth, Kabasalan, Zamboanga Sibugay.


Galvez said investigation showed that Bation was watching television,  together with three companions, when six gunmen clad in police and military uniforms arrived and seized the victim.

She said the victim’s companion at the time of the incident were his fishpond laborer, Elizar Dumadag, 31, and his two sons, Albert and Jessie Roy.

Galvez said the gunmen dragged and forced Bation to board one of the three waiting motorboats in a nearby mini-wharf and sped towards the coasts of Naga and Payao towns.

She said the police of Kabasalan have already coordinated with military and other police units to assist them in tracking down the abducted trader's location.

http://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1041559

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