Incident Summary:

04/06/2015: Assailants abducted Gemma Adana in Taytay Manubo village, Naga district, Zamboanga Sibugay province, Philippines. Adana, the mayor of Naga, was released unharmed on October 13, 2015. The Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) claimed responsibility for the attack. However, sources attributed the attack to the Waning Abdusalam Group (WAG).

GTD ID:
201504060021

When:
2015-04-06

Country:
Philippines

Region:
Southeast Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Zamboanga Sibugay

City:
Taytay Manubo

Location Details:
The incident occurred in the Taytay Manubo village of Naga.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Hostage Taking (Kidnapping)
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Government (General)
Name of Entity Government of Naga
Specific Description Mayor: Gemma Adana
Nationality of Target Philippines
Additional Information
Hostages Yes
Number of Hostages 1
US Hostages 0
Days of Kidnapping 190
Outcome Hostage(s) released by perpetrators
Ransom Yes
Total Ransom Amount Demanded Unknown
Ransom Amount Demanded from US Sources 0.00
Total Ransom Amount Paid Unknown
Total Ransom Amount Paid by US Sources Unknown
Ransom Notes Unknown
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Firearms Unknown Gun Type
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?No
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) No
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) Yes (Confirmed: Unknown; Mode: Unknown)
Waning Abdusalam Group (WAG) No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators 5
Number of Captured Perpetrators 2
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 0 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 0
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 0
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Abu Sayyaf frees abducted town mayor," Philippine Star, October 13, 2015.
"Abu Sayyaf militants free kidnapped Philippine town mayor," Associated Press, October 13, 2015.
"Naga mayor's suspected kidnappers nabbed," CNN Philippines, September 11, 2015.