ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Feb. 04, 2009) – Suspicious persons have been spotted near a Catholic university and commercial buildings in downtown Zamboanga City, where a wave of kidnappings and failed abductions had been reported in recent months.
The men, who spoke in Tausug, a dialect widely used in Sulu province, had been noticed acting suspiciously the past weeks along Nunez Road near the back entrance of the Ateneo de Zamboanga University, MP Towers and Filinvest buildings where a row of offices, stores and restaurants are situated.
Witnesses said the men, clad in jacket and wore hats and helmets, were using red and black motorcycles and frequenting the area in the morning and later in the afternoon.
In several occasions, witnesses claimed seeing black and grey vans with suspicious passengers, also speaking in Tausug dialect, near those establishments. Traffic policemen near the area were apparently unaware of the presence of the suspicious men.
Gunmen had kidnapped in Zamboanga City a bakery owner Eliseo Hablo and three government teachers– all kidnapped in Zamboanga City by armed men were also taken to Basilan.
Three government teachers, Freires Quizon, Janette de los Reyes and Rafael Mayorada and a bakery owner, Eliseo Hablo, were kidnapped recently in Zamboanga City.
A string of kidnapping and failed abductions of students were also reported in the local media in recent weeks. The wave of kidnappings has worried many traders and residents. (Mindanao Examiner)
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