Freed Abu Sayyaf captive Marites Flor now in Davao City
Incoming Presidential Adviser to the Peace Process Jesus Dureza escorts Maritess Flor inside the Davao City Police Office on Friday afternoon. Flor was just released by the Abu Sayyaf. KARLOS MANLUPIG/INQUIRER MINDANAO
DAVAO CITY–Marites Flor, the Filipina hostage freed by the Abu Sayyaf, arrived here on Friday afternoon.
READ: Abu Sayyaf frees Filipina hostage
“Marites (is) with me now. (We) just (landed) in Davao. Norwegian release still being arranged,” incoming peace adviser Jesus Dureza told INQUIRER.net in a text message.
Flor, along with Canadians Robert Hall and John Ridsdel and Norwegian Kjartan Sekkingstad, was kidnapped by the Abu Sayyaf on Samal Island in September last year.
The Abu Sayyaf beheaded Ridsdel and Hall, Flor’s boyfriend, after their ransom demands were not met.
Dureza arrived with Flor at the Davao City police office past 2 p.m.
Flor was brought to the city police’s Camp Leonor in downtown Davao where she will be presented to incoming President Rodrigo Duterte.
Flor was freed on Thursday evening but was only turned over to Sulu Gov. Abdusakur Tan II on Friday morning. IDL/rga
RELATED VIDEOS
