From the Philippine News Agency (Oct 18): Abu Sayyaf frees militiaman in Jolo
Government troops have recovered the militiaman, who was seized by the Abu Sayyaf together with his wife, more than a month ago in Zamboanga del Norte, police said Thursday.
The Sulu Provincial Police Office said militiaman Rufo Roda was recovered around 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in downtown Jolo, the capital of Sulu.
The police said Roda was taken to downtown Jolo by unidentified persons following successful negotiations led by a certain Al, a resident of Jolo, Sulu.
The police said that Roda, escorted by military intelligence personnel, boarded a commercial ferry Wednesday night en route to this city.
Roda and his wife, Helen, were seized by five Abu Sayyaf bandits following a clash in the evening of August 31 in Piacan, a coastal barangay in Sirawai, Zamboanga del Norte.
Five people were killed while a child was injured during the clash in Piacan, Sirawai. The police said there is no update yet on the condition of Roda’s wife, who remains in captivity.
The Abu Sayyaf bandits are still holding captives 10 people, including two foreigners--a Dutch and a Vietnamese.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1051471
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