Trader’s son, 6, released by kidnappers
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines – Police and military forces rescued Sunday a six-year-old son of a businessman kidnapped in Zamboanga del Sur and arrested four of the suspects.
Police regional director Chief Superintendent Napoleon Estilles said the victim was the son of Nishel Dante Solon of Barangay San Jose Aurora town.
Two of the suspects were identified as Amran Maruhom Pulao, 24, and Aiman Maruhom Ampatua, 39, all residents of Barangay Kirapan, Sultan Naga Dimaporo, Lanao del Norte. The names of the two other suspects were not made available.
Investigation showed the victim and his mother were on a motorcycle when the suspects, who were riding a van, flagged them down at around 7:30 a.m.
The suspects grabbed the boy and loaded him into a waiting vehicle when the mother ran when they hit her with a gun in the head.
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