Abandoned vessel: The Sabah-registered boat found listing in waters off the Philippines on Thursday
KOTA KINABALU: A notorious Abu Sayyaf sub-commander is believed to be responsible for the kidnapping of three Sandakan-based Indonesian crewmen at gunpoint in the Sulu Sea off the Philippines.
Halipa, who is on the Eastern Sabah Security Command’s (Esscom) most wanted list, is believed to have headed into Cagayan, his home base and is trying to get to Abu Sayyaf territory in Jolo with the hostages.
