MANILA, Oct 18 (NNN-PNA) – An American man was reportedly shot and abducted by gunmen last night, in Zamboanga del Norte province, in the southern Philippines, local police said, today.
Brigadier General Bowenn Joey Masauding of the Philippine National Police, in the Zamboanga Peninsula regional office, identified the victim as Elliot Onil Eastman, 26, a native of Vermont State.
Masauding said, the abductors barged into the house of the American national in Sibuco town, around 11.00 p.m. local time yesterday. Citing witness’s accounts, Masauding said, the victim resisted, forcing the kidnappers to shoot him in the leg.
Masauding said, the victim lives in the town for five months, after marrying a local Filipino woman.
No group has claimed responsibility for the abduction.
“For now, we don’t have any communication from the group who took the victim, and we have not established communication with the victim, nor a request for any ransom. We have no details yet as to the victim’s medical condition,” police spokesperson, Colonel Helen Galvez said.– NNN-PNA
