Abu Sayyaf frees kidnapped school principal
Abu Sayyaf militants have freed a kidnapped school principal on Thursday afternoon in Basilan province in the Muslim autonomous region in Mindanao.
60-year old Benita Latonio was set free in Sumisip town where she had been kidnapped at gunpoint by five masked men on March 31. Details of her release were not clear, but kidnappers had earlier demanded a huge ransom in exchange for her freedom.
No group claimed responsibility for the kidnapping, but intelligence reports pointed to Abu Sayyaf leader Juhaibel Alamsirul.
Posted by: ryuge 2014-04-04 |