Abducted cop said to be down with malaria

Health unknown: Konst Zakiah’s kidnappers have moved him twice over the past weeks to avoid the Philippine security forces.

KOTA KINABALU: Kidnapped Marine Police personnel Konst Zakiah Aleip is said to be facing serious health problems in the Abu Sayyaf jungle hideout at Jolo island in southern Philippines.

Anti-kidnapping activist Prof Octavio Dinampo said he had been told that the 26-year-old Konst Zakiah had been bedridden for about five days.