6 Zamboanga family members kidnapped & # 39; saved & # 39; in Sulu

ZAMBOANGA – Security forces reportedly saved six members of a family of abducted farmers in the town of Sirawai, Zamboanga del Norte province, and were all handed over Thursday to the mayor, declared a military spokesman. Colonel Gerry Besana of Western Mindanao Command said the victims were rescued by soldiers and police before midnight Wednesday in the village of Gata, Talipao City, Sulu Province

. of the Philippine National Police, was successfully conducted by the combined elements of the Marine Battalion Team 3 led by Lieutenant Colonel Ramil Holgado, under the direction of Brigadier General Devino Rey Pabayo, with the support of Philippine Intelligence. Navy, "he said without delay.

Besana did not say if any of the kidnappers had been arrested or if the security forces had clashed with the kidnappers, or if the victims were released and picked up by the troops in Sulu, kidnapping Feliciano Javier, 28, his wife Elsa, 28, and their five-month-old baby, Vincent, and Junior Javier, 22, and his wife Rica, also aged 22. years and their five-year-old son Val, July 1. The couples are all the guards of the farm belonging to Valiente Felizarta, Sirawai's municipal engineer.

the kidnappers originally asked 400 000 pesos for the release of the hostages in safety The police called Jamilon Tukalan the leader of the kidnappers, but the Western Command of Mindanao said that the group was led by Jamilo Wahab It was not clear if Tukalan and Wahab are the same man or s? He is a leader of Abu Sayya f or allied with the well-known group.

Deputy Mayor of the City, Jaime Felizarta, told investigators that a man, who identified himself as "Abu" demanded ransoms. (Mindanao Examiner)

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