'Kidnap' of Ateneo student did not happen, says QC police chief
By: Aileen Intia, InterAksyon.com
December 4, 2013 9:00 AM
MANILA - Chief Superintendent Richard Albano, Quezon City Police District director, on Wednesday denied that the reported kidnapping of a 20-year-old student last month inside the Quezon City campus of the Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) happened.
In an interview over KATROPA Radio-DWDD, Albano said both the parents of the supposed victim and the police Anti-Kidnapping Group agreed that no kidnapping took place.
He explained that based on police records, the parents reported the incident to the local police on the evening of November 21, the same day the alleged incident took place.
The family supposedly received a ransom demand of P250,000 in exchange for the student’s release.
However, the victim arrived home the next day, even if the parents failed to pay for the ransom demand.
“There is no case, none at all,” Albano said.
The Quezon City police made the clarification after Ateneo confirmed the report and vowed to tighten its security.
In its November 29 statement, Ateneo said that based on initial findings, the kidnapping incident “involving a student of the Loyola schools” occurred on the 21st “between 6 and 6:30 p.m.” in the North Car Park of the Loyola Heights campus.”