The military says there have been no reports confirming that the Abu Sayyaf group has demanded ransom for three Indonesian fishermen abducted two weeks ago and reportedly brought in Sulu.
Maj. Arvin John Encinas, spokesman of Zamboanga City-based Western Mindanao Command, says they have not intercepted any information to confirm information from Sabah that the ransom has been demanded.
"It's negative. There is no report or information from the ground to confirm the reports of ransom. It's not even confirmed if the Abu Sayyaf group was behind the abduction," Encinas says.
The three Indonesian fishermen were abducted on September 23 near the waters off Sabah and reportedly brought to Tawi-Tawi by gunmen believed to be members of the Abu Sayyaf group.
"We have been monitoring that but there has been no confirmation, nobody has seen them in the area of the Westmincom," Encinas also says. — The STAR/Roel Pareño
The waters between the Philippines, and Malaysia and Indonesia are prone to abductions and piracy.
The three countries have agreed to jointly patrol these waters and to cooperate to secure the important shipping route that passes through it.
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