why the security assets failed to detect them coming in ?

Probe into how Sabah abductions occurred near security area KUALA LUMPUR: A government probe is underway to determine how the recent armed kidnapping in Sabah could happen with the presence of security forces near the area, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Shahidan Kassim. “The question is how this can happen near an area which is only 30 minutes away from the command of the navy, marine police and the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA). “The outcome of the investigation will be disclosed to the public,” he said when winding up a debate on a motion pertaining to the kidnapping issue in Sabah at the Dewan Rakyat here yesterday on Wednesday, 20 May. The motion, tabled by Datuk Raime Unggi (BN-Tenom), sought, among, others, solutions and effective approaches to address the issue for the safety of the people of Sabah. The motion was debated by four members of the august house, namely Datuk Bung Mokhtar Radin (BN-Kinabatangan), Wong Tien Fatt (DAP-Sandakan), Datuk Dr Makin@Marcus Mojigoh (BN-Putatan) and Datuk Madius Tangau (BN-Tuaran) who openly voiced their dissatisfaction on security, especially in the east coast of Sabah. Among the issues raised, were placement of additional security assets in waters off Sabah since the government had approved an allocation of RM660 million in the 2015 budget for the purpose. They also felt that the government should take more aggressive and offensive measures through regional and international cooperation, including with the Philippines. Bung Moktar and Wong urged the government to increase the number of assets, like helicopters and sophisticated radar, while Madius wanted the government to improve the intelligence aspect and monitoring at entry points along the border to prevent repeated episodes of kidnapping in the country. Last Thursday, May 14, four armed and masked men stormed into the Ocean King restaurant in Sandakan at 7.45 pm and abducted a local female and a customer from Sarawak. The victims are Thien Nyuk Fun, 50, who is the sister-in-law of the restaurant manager, and Bernard Then Ted Fen, 39, from Sarawak, who worked as an electrical consultant in Cambodia. They are reported to be in one of the islands off the coast of the Philippines.