(Update) Police, military track down abducted Zambo Sibugay town mayor

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PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur, April 7 (PNA) – Police and military authorities are tracking down the whereabouts of a lady town mayor seized by gunmen, believed to be kidnappers, in the nearby province of Zamboanga Sibugay.

Senior Supt. Jose Bayani Gucela, Zamboanga Sibugay police director, said troops were immediately deployed to pursue the gunmen after they seized Mayor Gemma Andana of Naga municipality.

Gucela said Andana was seized around 9:15 p.m. Monday in Barangay Taytay Manubo, Naga Zamboanga Sibugay.

Gucela said Adana was eating together with her family members when three gunmen wearing bonnet masks barged in and forcibly took the mayor.

He said the gunmen dragged Andana to the shore and forced her to board on a motorized banca that sped to the high seas.

He said they have already coordinated with other law enforcement units to help them track down the mayor’s whereabouts. (PNA)
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