Jolo Mayor Hussin Amin and police confirmed that a Chinese businessman has been abducted in the capital town of Sulu province Monday late afternoon.

Amin said 60-year-old Tionghin Que, whose family reportedly owns a chain of bakery, grocery and eatery firms near the Jolo port area, was taken by a group of armed men while on his way home to Kakuyagan Village in Jolo.

Police said that a Tamaraw-type passenger vehicle reportedly used in the abduction was recovered in Barangay Tagbak in Indanan town.

Police said they are still on hot pursuit against the abductors. With reports from Queenie Casimiro and RJ Rosalado, ABS-CBN News Zamboanga