ZAMBOANGA CITY, Zamboanga del Sur — The security forces in western Mindanao are searching for five Indonesian nationals who were kidnapped in Malaysia and reportedly brought to Philippine waters. ADVERTISEMENTMajor Arvin John Encinas, spokesperson of the Western Mindanao Command, said that their Malaysian counterparts notified Joint Task Force Tawi-Tawi about the incident that took place in waters off Tambisan in Lahad Datu, Malaysia. Encinas identified the three recovered Indonesians as Abdul Latif, Daeng Akbal, and Pian Bin Janiru. Five are still unaccounted for, identified as Riswanto bin Hayono, Edi bin Lawalopo, La Baa, Arizal Kastamiran, and Arshad bin Dahlan. “Accordingly the three recovered crew revealed that the suspects used a grey colored boat with twin 40-horsepower engine.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer January 19, 2020 02:59 UTC