KOTA KINABALU: Gunmen holding the three fishermen abducted near Semporna on Sept 10 have demanded about RM173,000 (2mil Philippine pesos) for their release. The ransom was made when he received a call from Masurin on Sept 12, two days after the abduction off Pom Pom island. He said Masurin also told him that he and the other two abducted fishermen - Sami Gani and Loloy Alpin - had been brought to an Abu Sayyaf stronghold on Jolo island. The three fishermen are believed to be in the hands of the notorious Abu Sayyaf leader Majan Sahidjuan also known as Apo Mike. Sabah Police Commissioner Datuk Abdul Rashid Harun had said that the three fishermen were safe.

Source: The Star September 17, 2016 11:58 UTC