Police say 6 of those arrested are foreigners, who were spared by the armed kidnappers yesterday. police sabah
KUALA LUMPUR: Eight men have been arrested to help in an investigation into the kidnapping of 10 Bajau Laut fishermen in Felda waters in Lahad Datu, Sabah, yesterday, said CID director Huzir Mohamed.
“The two locals arrested are the boat owner and the boat operator,” he told Bernama when contacted today. In the 2am incident yesterday, the 10 fishermen were reportedly kidnapped by an Abu Sayyaf-linked armed group from two boats in Lahad Datu waters while on their way to Semporna.
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