MANILA - The Philippine National Police and National Bureau of Investigation released Thursday artist's sketches of three suspects who abducted Irish priest Michael “Mick” Sinnott last Sunday, October 11.

Based on the witnesses’ accounts, the PNP-NBI was able to generate three artists sketch of the three suspects. The first suspect was described to be 5’2” to 5’3” in height, about 22 years of age, has a brown complexion, and slim body build. The second one has a brown complexion, black hair, medium build; is 25 - 27 years old and 5’2” to 5’4” tall. The third suspect is described as between 30 -35 years old, stands 5’5” to 5’6”, has a dark complexion and black hair.

Zamboanga del Sur Governor Aurora Cerilles on Wednesday appealed to the priest's kidnappers to talk to her and arrange a way for the delivery of the ailing priest's maintainance medicines.

"He's almost 80 (years old). He had just underwent a quadruple heart buypass and he needs to take his maintainance medicines. He has not taken his medicines for three days since he was kidnapped," Cerilles told ABS-CBN News in an interview.

The governor said the kidnappers can contact her through cellular phone numbers 0918-9004007. She said negotiations can be conducted later, adding that what's important is for "Father Sinnott to take his medicines."

Six gunmen kidnapped Sinnott from his home at the Missionary Society of Saint Columbian compound in Pagadian City on Sunday night.

The military claimed that there have been at least three sightings of the priest and his kidnappers in Lanao del Sur and Lanao del Norte.

Cerilles, meanwhile, said that the reported sightings are just complicating the local crisis committee's investigations.

She said she contacted local officials from the two provinces to confirm the alleged sightings, but she received negative feedback.

Cerilles, who is heading the local crisis committee for the kidnapping of Sinnott, said the police have taken affidavits from at least 6 witness, who also gave police sketch artists descriptions of the unidentified kidnappers.

She said the composite sketches of the kidnappers would be released to the public and police and military units around Zamboanga Peninsula within the week.

The governor said the crisis committee, which has members from the military and the police, has yet to identify the group responsible for the kidnapping.

There have been reports that the priest has been transferred to the custody of a Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) commander in Lanao province, which was denied by the separatist group's spokeperson.

Irish priests ask for Sinnott release

"I plead with those who have influence to expedite the release of this true servant of the people," said Bishop Colm O'Reilly, chairman of the Bishops' Commission For Overseas Missions in Ireland.

"Father Sinnott's courage and generosity in returning to active missionary service following major surgery, and already close to 80 years of age, has touched the hearts of Irish people as well as the many people to whom he ministers."

In parliament, the opposition Labor foreign affairs spokesman Michael D Higgins called for his release and said that "everybody in Ireland" was affected by the kidnapping of a man who had debilitating medical needs.

"Anything visited upon him is visited upon everyone in Ireland," Higgins said. "We want him released and to have immediate access to the medical support that he requires."