ZAMBOANGA CITY (Mindanao Examiner / Aug. 9, 2013) – Kidnappers have freed a woman they seized in Zamboanga Sibugay province after a week in captivity, police said Friday.
Police said Vivian Acas, 45, walked to a group of policemen assigned to guard a bus terminal in Zamboanga City and told them that she had been freed by her captors.
The policemen, surprised by what the woman told them, brought her to the headquarters where she gave her statement. Acas said she was kidnapped in the town of Ipil and had been brought to Zamboanga.
It was unknown whether Acas’ family had paid ransom for her release or whether she had identified the kidnappers. (Mindanao Examiner)
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