Before Duterte's visit to Sulu, Abu Sayyaf takes 5 new hostages
The abduction of a new batch of hostages took place barely hours before the visit of President Rodrigo Duterte to the military camp in Jolo, the capital of Sulu, at the southern tip of the Philippines.
ZAMBOANGA CITY — Suspected Abu Sayyaf gunmen defied warnings of President Duterte in seizing five construction workers and demanding P1 million for each in ransom in Jolo, Sulu.
The abduction of a new batch of hostages took place barely hours before the visit of President Rodrigo Duterte to the military camp in Jolo. Duterte has a standing order to the military to crush the Abu Sayyaf group.
The victims were identified as Edmundo Ramos, Jayson Baylosis, Joker Adanza and Jun Guerrero, who are residents of Barangay Tumaga. The fifth victim was only identified to be a resident of Barangay Pasonanca in Zamboanga.
Police authorities and relatives of the victims disclosed that the workers were asleep when the armed Abu Sayyaf militants barged into their staff house around 2 a.m. in Barangay Martirez.
The supposed sixth victim, Larry Velasquez, managed to escape but was wounded on his leg early on Saturday.
Relatives of the victims disclosed that the gunmen identified themselves to as members of the Abu Sayyaf's "Ajang-ajang" group. The suspects called them around 1 p.m. on Saturday to demand the P1 million ransom for each of the hostages.
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