ZAMBOANGA CITY: AROUND 30 heavily armed men on Friday held hostage 12 people believed to be connected and had worked for suspected pyramid scam operator Jacob “Jojo” Rasuman, in Lanao del Sur.

Police and military officials said the gunmen, led by Hadji Esmail, first abducted a 60-year school supervisor Intan Rohaida Cornell Maunte, in the village of Linuk in Marantao town.

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