KOTA KINABALU: Fishermen in the east coast are urging the Government to hand over duties of safeguarding Sabah waters to the navy in view of the continuous kidnappings and cross-border crime in the area.
Sandakan Fishermen Association chairman Phua Peh Chee said with the never-ending incidents happening in the east coast, it seemed that the Eastern Sabah Security Command (Esscom) was not able to keep the criminals away.
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