ZAMBOANGA CITY - Gunmen have seized a farmer-couple in the province of Zamboanga del Norte, Friday night, March 3, a top police official said Saturday.
Senior Superintendent Edwin Buenaventura Wagan, Zamboanga del Norte police director, identified the victims as Jose Duterte, 62, and his wife, Jessica, 52.
Wagan said the couple was seized by seven unidentified gunmen from their residence around 7:45 p.m. in the village of Santa Maria, Siocon, Zamboanga del Norte.
He said the victims were having conversation when the gunmen clad in bonnet masks and police uniforms arrived and seized them.
He said the victims were forced to board on a waiting speed boat that sped off to the high seas.
He said policemen from Siocon town and troops of the Army’s 13th Special Forces company were deployed to track down the whereabouts of the victims.
Wagan has ordered the police forces in the nearby towns of Zamboanga del Norte to assist in locating the whereabouts and to rescue the victims.(VoxPop Philippines)
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