Kidnappings continue: 3 Malaysian fishermen in Sabah waters kidnapped
3 Malaysian fishermen in Sabah waters kidnapped
The seas in South Asia are on the boil it seems by the way the events are occurring daily. It seems to be the most happening area in the world.
The only problem is that due to these incidents, the region is earning the dubious distinction of being infested with all sorts of bandits, terrorists, drug smuggling gangs etc.
The outrage at the abduction of Indonesians had not even died down when, out of the blue comes the news that three fishermen who were fishing in the waters of Sabah just off Semporna near the Tourist resort named Pulau Pom Pom.
The fishermen stood no chance since they were outnumbered by the armed gunmen of Filipinos who whisked the fishermen across the border to the cluster of islands that make up Tawi Tawi province in southern Philippines.
This incident was reported to the authorities at about 01:59 AM today from the people who owned the fishing trawler; this news was confirmed by Commander Datuk wan Khalid of the Eastern Sabah Command (ESSCOM).
It was stated by him that the details of the incident could not be confirmrd by him which would be done by the Commissioner of Police of Sabah, Datuk Abdul Rashid Harun later.
According to the owner of the fishing trawler, the kidnapping incident occurred at about 22:20 PM on Saturday night; he also revealed that the kidnappers took away the skipper of the fishing boat and two of his crew members.
When the incident occurred there was a crew of 11 people of which the three fishermen who were kidnapped were Filipinos of the Basdjaos community; they were suddenly accosted by seven men who were toting guns.
The kidnappers then chose the three that would be kidnapped and put them in a speed boat that was green in color; they did not hang around much and sped away taking their hostages with them. The eyewitnesses could only say that the boat was last seen going towards the general direction of the southern Philippines.
The ESSCOM had conducted a massive operation to nab cross-border smuggling gangs just two days ago; the ESSCOM has revealed that this incident occurred despite the heightened security by the AFP on their operations against the ASG.
Umrao singh umraoz.wordpress.com
Sunday, 11 September 2016
Written for: Lars-Magnus Carlsson www.thephilippinepride.com
