Abu Sayyaf gunman reportedly seeking kidnap targets


KOTA KINABALU: After successfully snatching three Indonesian fishermen in Sabah waters three weeks ago, rising Abu Sayyaf gunman Al Mujir Yadah is back on the prowl along the sea border of eastern Sabah.

Al Mujir, who is a member of the notorious Abu Sayyaf group under sub-commander Hatib Hajan Saw­adjan, is believed to be lurking in the Tawi Tawi chain of islands that straddles along Sabah’s east coast.

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