By Tito Natividad Fiel
 | |
| Press Conference in MSU Board Room, Chancellor Sukarno Tanggol centerspeaks. |
ILIGAN CITY – Mindanao State University –Iligan Institute of Technology
Chancellor Sukarno Tanggol eyed Wednesday afternoon in a press conference in
their board room that money making industry and drug trade may behind the
kidnapping of six students on Saturday late night.
At this point in time there has no demand from the kidnappers, but ransom
could be one reason and the other one is the drug trade happened in the
surroundings and gradually entered inside the campus, Dr. Tanggol said.
“There is already drug trading in the surroundings of the MSU –IIT and it
gradually enters the campus but cannot prosper inside because of the close
security procedure in entering inside that hinders from flooding of drugs in the campus”, Dr. Tanggol stressed.
MSU-IIT Security Chief Eduardito
“Ditto” Maruhom revealed in a press conference that weeks ago, they arrested a
young man entered the campus which taking meal in the canteen, unfortunately he
left his bag unattended where got attention of the security and inspected where
it recovered two rolls of marijuana and materials used for shabu session.
Both Chancellor Tanggol and Security Chief Maruhom confirmed that there were
six young kidnapped by unidentified perpetrators which most of them students
from MSU-IIT, two students remained captive while the four were released on
Monday.
The two captive students by the alleged kidnappers identified as Berzon
Paeste, 4th year of Bachelor of Arts major in History coming from
Zamboanga del Sur and Cid rick Jamias 5th year of Bachelor of
Science in Electronic from Tacurong City.
While the four released were identified as Juhary Gubat, 1st year General
Education student; Hannah Yurong, Kevin Limpin and Eloisa Lacson, all dropout
students but now hiding with the fear to their lives.
The university officials remained clueless of whom has abducted and held the
remaining two students, but Chief Security Marohom appealed to the kidnappers
that in the name of Peace and as the observance of Ramadan is ongoing, the two
remained captive be released unconditionally.
 |
| These are the remained captives by the kidnappers which graduating students from MSU-IIT |
“The parents of the two students could not afford even to pay right away
their dormitory how much more to pay ransom which it is huge amount”, Mr.
Marohom strongly appealed.
Despite of cluelessness about group responsible in doing the kidnapping, but
Mr. Marohom appeal suggests that the kidnappers belonged to Muslim elements but
not clear which group of them has done it.
Dr. Tanggol expressed disappointment in a press conference over the
kidnapping incident, saying that it is the first time happened in the MSU-IIT
where its students kidnapped, hoping the Presumptive Philippine President
Rodrigo Duterte will do more to discourage criminals.
“We want the national government share to resolve this problem, law
enforcement bodies like Philippine National Police, National Bureau of
Investigation, Armed Forces of the Philippines must take it serious”, he
strongly appealed.
He appreciates the efforts of the law enforcement agencies looking this
problem but he appealed to do more and make more coordinative and extensive
efforts to resolve it immediately.
MSU Security Chief Marohom also blamed the weak implementation of security
matters in the city where some establishments of gas station vending not only
gas but also liquors, cigarettes and no enough light and also no CCTV that will
preempt criminals.
He hints to agree of having curfew hours to be implemented in the city to
curve the criminalities.
He said in a press release shared in
the press conference that the two remained captives were hanging out with the
four released on Saturday night at the Caltex Gas Station in Tibanga, this
city.
The group left the Caltex Gas Station premises in a white vehicle with plate
number KGJ661 which allegedly driven by a certain as described cousin of Gubat.
The vehicle went through towards the Municipality of Linamon Lanao del
Norte, the adjacent town of Ilgian City, but it got off at the gas station
before Linamon to make a call, then continue their travel after the call, but
upon reaching Linamon, a group of armed men stopped them.
The students were said to have been blindfolded and brought to an unknown,
uphill and muddy area where they were separately interviewed about their
parents’ jobs.
But Monday dawn, he revealed that
Gubat, Limpin, Yurong, and Lacson were released but all are said to be in hiding for fear of their
lives.
Maruhom claimed that the whereabouts and how to resolve it safely is already
at hand but did not make more elaboration for security reasons.
