Duterte to Abu Sayaff: ‘Surrender unconditionally. Release all prisoners, hostages or we fight.’

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The incoming President Rodrigo Duterte said on Tuesday that there will be a moment of retribution with the Islamist militant group Abu Sayyaf. Duterte warned Abu Sayyaf group to release and surrender all the hostages or face the consequences of their actions.
Talking with some business tycoons in Davao City, Duterte said he needs time to dismantle Abu Sayyaf.

“I cannot do it just immediately. There are things that I need which we do not have now. But there will be a time, there will be a reckoning. And when it comes, I will just say ‘Surrender unconditionally. Release all prisoners, hostages or we fight,’” Duterte said.

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Duterte’s warning came in the wake of the Abu Sayyaf’s threat to execute the two remaining hostages, Norwegian Kjartan Sekkingstad and Filipina Maritess Flor, who were captured from a resort on Samal Island in September last year.

Earlier, the bandits executed Canadian hostages John Ridsel and Robert Hall who were captured along with Sekkingstad and Flor.

The incoming president said that he will only stand up to the issue if he gets a “firm commitment” from the Islamist in continuous peace endeavors that they have “peaceful intentions.”

“I need to have a firm duty from our sibling Moro about the congruity of the discussions.”

“When I get that certification na talagang serene ang aims ninyo and you are not ensuring terrorists… And when I have it in my grasp, I’ll be prepared to go up against.”

Last week, the Islamist militant executed one of its hostages, Robert Hall, after the government failed to gibe the P300 million ransom for each of the four Sama Island captives Canadians John Ridsdel and Hall, Norwegian Kjartan Sekkingstad, and Filipina Marites Flor — who were abducted in September 2015 from a resort in Samal Island.

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