THREE INDONESIAN FISHERMEN kidnapped by Abu Sayyaf terrorists have pleaded with Jakarta for their safe release after the Abu Sayyaf demanded P30 million in exchange for the trio’s freedom, Malaysia media reported.
The Star said the fishermen – Maharudin Lunani, 48, and his son Muhammad Farhan, 27; and crew member Samiun Maneu, 27, appealed to Indonesian President Joko Widodo, in a video clip posted on Facebook.
“We were caught by the Abu Sayyaf Group on September 24, 2019. We ask the Indonesian president to help free us. The ASG (Abu Sayyaf group) has demanded 30 million pesos in ransom,” said Maneu.
The victims were seized by masked gunmen off Lahad Datu town in Sabah, just several hours by boat from the Philippine border province of Tawi-Tawi in the restive Muslim autonomous region.
Sabah Police Commissioner Datuk Omar Mammah has confirmed the reports. He said Filipino authorities also confirmed the ransom demand for the trio, saying, the kidnappers also phoned one of the victim’s families to relay their demand.
There was no immediate statement from the Philippine military or police about the ransom demand, but Mamah has previously said that the hostages were taken by their captors to Tawi-Tawi. (Zamboanga Post)
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