Semporna resort kidnap: No ransom calls have been made, says Esscom chief


KOTA KINABALU: No ransom calls have been made to either of the families of the two women abducted from the Singamata Reef Resort off Semporna on Wednesday.

Eastern Sabah Security Command (Esscom) director-general Mohammad Mentek (pic) said that the only phone call was made to the family of Chinese tourist Gao Hua Yuan several hours after Gao and Filipina resort worker Marcy Darawan were kidnapped by seven gunmen at about 10.30pm on Wednesday.

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