For now, the authorities are carrying out operations in the area to find the illegal group responsible for the incident.
The National Police through the Chocó Police Department reported that, on the afternoon of this Friday, December 27, 2024, an active member of the Colombian National Police who was in the company of a contracting engineer, fThey were kidnapped by a still unidentified illegal armed group.
According to the first versions, both the uniformed man and the engineer are in charge of supervising works in the facilities of the Police Station of the municipality of Sipí.
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The kidnapped people were traveling by boat from the municipality of Istmina to the municipality of Sipí (south of the department of Chocó), when they were intercepted by the armed men who took them away.
Faced with this situation, the National Police, in coordinated work with the Army They are deploying the pertinent actions in the area to find the whereabouts of the uniformed man and the contractor. YesAccording to what is known in this area of Chocó, ELN and the Clan del Golfo are present.
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Regarding this situation, the governor of Chocó, Nubia Carolina Córdoba Curi, He stated that there is still no additional information about the kidnapped people. However, rHe stressed that humanitarian channels were activated in search of communication.
It is worth mentioning that In the month of October of this year, it was reported a serious public order situation in the municipality of Istmina. There, local authorities reported the displacement of at least 150 people from three towns. This was indicated by the mayor of Istmina, Jeison Mosquera, who explained that the townships involved They are Doidó, Chambacú and Negría.
Mosquera warned that there are at least 50 families, which translates into about 150 people, of which 33 are children. The president said that The situation arises from the constant clashes between the FARC dissidents and the Gulf Clan.
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