Ambrey Risk is reporting that the Eastern Sabah Security Command has issued a warning stating that a group from Islamic State-aligned Abu Sayyaf have departed Jolo Island in the south of the Philippines bound for Tawi-Tawi, with the intention of kidnapping high-value targets along Sabah’s eastern coast.
A curfew has been extended along seven eastern Sabah districts until March 27.
Abu Sayyaf militants have kidnapped many crew over recent years, seeking ransoms for their return.
