Upon verification, the two said they were kept under the custody of a certain Ben Tatoo and Almujer Yaddah during their captivity along with some other kidnap victims, Petinglay added. Gen. Cirilito Sobejana, JTF Sulu commander, said. “As we speak, follow-up operations, in coordination with the Sulu police, are ongoing for the possible rescue of the other kidnap victims,” Sobejana added. A peaceful and progressive community will never be achieved if we will not take a strong stand against these local terrorists,” the JTF Sulu commander said. Twenty kidnap victims remain in the hands of the Abu Sayyaf Group, a terrorist band affiliated with the Islamic State or IS.

Source: Manila Times July 09, 2017 12:00 UTC