ZAMBOANGA CITY—Gunmen believed to be Abu Sayyaf bandits seized six Zamboangueño construction workers in Sulu at dawn Saturday. Taken captives by the Abu Sayyaf bandits were Edmundo Ramos, 37; Jayson Baylosis, Joker Adanza, Jun Guerrero and the fifth one remained unidentified. Meanwhile, an Abu Sayyaf Group sub-leader and another member involved in several abduction incidents of seafarers in the Philippine-Malaysia border were nabbed Thursday in two separate locations by security forces in Tawi-Tawi. Abu Sayyaf groupMisaya was recently killed by government security forces in Bohol. The Abu Sayyaf bandits behind the incident belong to the Ajang-Ajang group led by bandit sub-leader Ben Saudi.

Source: The Standard July 15, 2017 17:26 UTC