Business heir abducted in Dipolog City

ZAMBOANGA CITY (Mindanao Examiner / Oct. 27, 2011) – Unidentified gunmen seized Thursday the heir of a wealthy trader in Dipolog City in Zamboanga del Norte province in the southern Philippines, police said.

Police said the Oliver Lim, 32, was abducted on a highway by armed men who blocked his vehicle and forced him to another car.

The motive of the abduction is still unknown, but police said ransom could be one of them.

No individual or group claimed responsibility for the latest abduction. Kidnapping in Dipolog is not common and the city is one of the safest in western Mindanao. (Mindanao Examiner)