By
JONG CADION
PAGADIAN CITY,
ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR – A kidnapped victim businessman in Pagadian City was
released Thursday morning October 10 after 5 days of captivity by his abductor.
Lee Tan was presented
to the media at Zamboanga del Sur Police Provincial Office (ZSPPO) by the
police authorities together with Pagadian City Councilor Ernesto Mondarte, Council
chairman of Police and Public Safety Committee
after he was meet by the operatives of Anti-Kidnapped for Ransom operatives
following his released in the municipality of Ramon Magsaysay, Zamboanga del
Sur.
Police confirmed that
the abductors demanded P500,000 pesos ransom for the early release of the
victim but refused to confirmed if there was a payment made.
During the press
conference Lee Tan also confirmed that there was a negotiation done between the
abductors and his family. He also said that his money amounting to P90,000 pesos
was taken by his abductors,
City Councilor Mondarte
said, his presence is a manifestation that the City and Provincial Local
Government conducted concerted efforts with the police and military against all
forms of criminalities.
The Anti-Kidnapped for
Ransom Task Force had established contact to the kidnappers resulted to the
safety released of the victim, Mondarte added.
Lee Tan was alone
driving his vehicle Suzuki Vannette on his way to Aurora, Zamboanga del Sur for
business transaction. But, before reaching to his destination he was over-take and
waylaid by 4 Raider motorcycles color black with riding in tandem pointing
their gun-point on him that decided him to stop along the roadside.
“4 persons were disembarked
from motorcycles boarded to my vehicle and commanded me to u-return and
proceeded Eastern Bobongan, Ramon Magsaysay, Zamboanga del Sur and upon reaching
the area, I was in blind-folded transferred to another vehicle and brought to
unknown direction,” Lee Tan narrated the incident.
Police did not identify the group responsible to the kidnapping due to the
ongoing investigation on the incident.
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