4 Malaysian captives freed by Abu Sayyaf | Global News

4 Malaysian captives freed by Abu Sayyaf

/ 11:56 AM June 08, 2016

 The four sailors seen squatting with one of them holding a piece of paper with the name "Victor Troy” with a date April 8, 2016 written beneath. THE STAR ONLINE

The four sailors seen squatting with one of them holding a piece of paper with the name “Victor Troy” with a date April 8, 2016 written beneath. THE STAR ONLINE

PETALING JAYA, Malaysia– The four Sarawakian sailors kidnapped off Pulau Ligitan in Sabah on April 1 have been freed by their Abu Sayyaf captors.

The four returned to Sandakan, Sabah, early Wednesday.

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Reports from Jolo indicated that Malaysian and Filipino negotiators managed to secure the four’s release from the militant group after several rounds of negotiation.

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Sabah Police Commissioner Datuk Abdul Rashid Harun when contacted declined to comment on the matter.

The four – brothers Wong Teck Kang, 31, and Wong Teck Chii, 29, their cousin, Johnny Lau Jung Hien, 21, and Wong Hung Sing, 34, who isn’t a relative – were crew of a tugboat returning to Sarawak from the Philippines when they were seized.

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Their captors reportedly demanded an RM18mil ransom for their release.

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