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Woman abducted in Zamboanga

By Teofilo Garcia, Jr.

September 2, 2017, 5:10 pm

ZAMBOANGA CITY -- Joint police and military forces are tracking down the whereabouts of a housewife who was abducted by three gunmen in the province of Zamboanga del Norte, the police reported Saturday.

Chief Insp. Helen Galvez, Police Regional Office-9 (PRO-9) information officer, identified the victim as Feroza Mindoon, 25.

Galvez said the armed men seized Mindoon at around 11:30 p.m. Friday in Barangay Malipot, Siocon, Zamboanga del Norte.

Investigation showed the gunmen barged into the residence, seized Mindoon and fled on foot under the cover of darkness.

Galvez said it was not immediately known whether Mindoon was alone in her residence at the time of the incident.

She said investigation is also ongoing in a bid to establish the identities of the gunmen behind the abduction. (TPGJR/PNA)

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