Freed Filipino hostage thought he’d die in captivity in Jolo jungle
By Julie S. Alipala
“We never thought we’d make it out alive.”
“We never thought we’d make it out alive.”
Kidnappers have released the two Filipino crew members of Jordanian journalist Baker Atyani, just as reports surfaced that members of the Moro National Liberation Front have clashed with Abu Sayyaf in its bid to pressure the bandit group into releasing more of their captives.
Abu Sayyaf gunmen have freed two Filipino members of a Jordanian TV journalist’s crew believed to have been kidnapped by the al-Qaida-linked militants in June last year as they set out to interview the extremists in their jungle lairs in the southern Philippines, police said Sunday.
Jordanian journalist Baker Atyani and his two Filipino companions – Ramelito Vela and Rolando Letrero – remain alive at the Abu Sayyaf lair in Sulu, where they have been held since June 12, according to sources.
Police forces have been dispatched to locate the Jordanian journalist and his two Filipino crew being held by Abu Sayyaf bandits in Sulu.
Abu Sayyaf leader Radullan Sahiron is holding Jordanian journalist and his two Filipino companions, Interior Secretary Jesse Robredo said.
Malacañang and authorities in Sulu still would not confirm reports that Jordanian journalist Baker Atyani and his Filipino companions Ramelito Vela and Rolando Letrero were abducted in Sulu.
A former kidnap victim believes that Jordanian journalist Baker Atyani and his Filipino companions Ramelito Vela and Rolando Letrero were abducted in Sulu.
