Reported Location Of 9 year old Kidnapped Victim In Lamitan

This report cannot be confirmed by my actually seeing the reported sight but Paw Paw is usually a reliable source of information and is used by the Military on Basilan in this manner (asset) in my presence. This information is also related by others who are not willing to come forward.

The 9 year old child is being held in Lamitan at a home owned by the Jamiri Family in Libe Brgy on Nangkabingit Street.

Halik Jamiri has picked up clothes and other items needed by the child, including food, and has delivered them to this house on Nangkabingit Street in Libe Brgy in Lamitan. Halik is a cousin of the reported kidnappers and has been observed doing this transaction of items.

Paw Paw states that misinformation is being given to the Marines by an asset who is a friend of the Jamiri Family. The Marine Officer who Paw Paw reports to is out of town and unavailable to help. He feels that I might help and asked me to report this information regarding the Police in Lamitan and their involvement with the Jamiri Family kidnapping along with the named Brgy Captain of the 9 year old child. (See prior Blog entry for names)

I was not present at the taking of this child but many, many people were in the area and observed this incident in Broad Daylight.

Upon receiving this information, at the next available opportunity, I communicated with a Military (Phil) Officer what Paw Paw said. This was the response:

(1) This area of Lamitan, Brgy Libe, is under MILF control. It is on the border of Akbar municipality, also under MILF control. Therefore it would be too dangerous for a small group of Phil Military to try to get the child. Most of the Troops are fighting MILF/ASG near Tipo Tipo.
(I have been told by the Mayor of Lamitan that there is no Brgy held by the MILF/ASG in Lamitan. I have never been to BRGY Libe)

(2) The Police are known to be involved in crime, including kidnapping, in Lamitan and surrounding areas. This is not new information. They are considered to be a Crime Syndicate. (I am sure it is not all of them. Many, many others have repeatedly communicated that it is a Syndicate and unstoppable)

(3) There is other possible information and they will need a lot of time to check out all leads. This info about Jamiri Family had been given and slowly they will get to investigate them but not yet.

(4) He and others are friends of this family. He said they would arrest them if there was adequate info but not pursuing now.


I have no way to know what is absolutely true. This American does believe that if the Philippines is serious about stopping kidnappings an outside agency needs to investigate.

The Healing
House believes that someone needs to go to this location and discover if this young child is being held there. Obviously, enough troops must also go as backup. She should be taken by the Philippine Military at this point before she is raped and traumatized. This is, I believe, the option if this information is true instead of waiting weeks or months until someone pays these Terrorists money that only encourages them and buys more weapons to kill more people.
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