Esscom says kidnap risk claim by actors off Semporna unverified, dubious

KOTA KINABALU: Security forces in Sabah are calling on two male actors who claimed they were at risk of being kidnapped by pirates while filming in waters off Semporna recently to lodge a police report.

Eastern Sabah Security Command (Esscom) Commander Datuk Hazani Ghazali said Hairul Azreen and Ammar Alfian should have gone to the authorities immediately if they felt they were at risk instead of giving "unverified" information during media interviews.