Kidnapped man in Lanao del Norte rescued
MANILA, Philippines – A kidnap victim in Lanao del Norte was rescued by authorities early Sunday, the military said.
Kevin Jhon Montajes, 22, married, a resident of Tubod who was seized last May 16, was recovered by combined police and military forces in Dalama village in Munai town of the same province at about 2 a.m., said Captain Franco Suelto of the Army’s First Infantry Division.
He was later brought to Sanitarium Hospital for check-up.
One of the kidnapping suspects was also arrested, identified as Nabel Balowa Balabagan. He was handed over to the police for filing of appropriate charges.
Suelto could not immediately say the motive behind the kidnapping or whether ransom was paid.
A village chief in Libertad village, identified as Rogelio Narciso, 61, in Kolambugan town of the same province, was also abducted by armed men last May 28. Motive was kidnap for ransom.
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