Family: We don’t have money to save hostages


Malaysian sailor Abdul Rahim Summas at two undisclosed locations on Jolo island.

KOTA KINABALU: Rosmiati Abdul Rahim wept and shook when she saw a picture of her father being held captive in the jungles of Jolo by Abu Sayyaf gunmen.

“I can only pray for his and the others’ freedom,” said the 39-year-old. “We are helpless. We don’t have the money nor the means to help get them home safely,” she said.

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