[Gulf Today] A subleader of the Abu Sayyaf wanted for the abduction of two Malaysians and the beheading of one of the hostages was arrested on the island province of Sulu.Brigadier General Alan Arrojado identified the suspect as Kadaffy Muktadel alias Kadaffy Camsa, who was nabbed in a hospital in Jolo, the provincial capital, where he was confined for wounds sustained in a motorcycle accident. Arrojado said Muktadel was wanted on an arrest order for the kidnapping and beheading of Bernard Then in November due to the alleged failure of his family to pay the ransom demand.
Heavily armed men believed to be Abu Sayyaf militants including Muktadel stormed a restaurant in Sabah in May, abducted Then and the woman manager Thien Nyuk Fun and then brought them to Sulu where they started negotiations with their families for the payment of a ransom for their release.
The Abu Sayyaf are still holding three foreigners - two Canadians and a Norwegian - and a Filipino woman they abducted during a raid on a posh island resort in September.