Even as the search for two Cuban doctors who went missing on Friday morning. April 12 continues, there is hope that they might soon be rescued from the jaws of their abductors.
The developments come after Mandera elders involved in the rescue mission revealed that they had successfully traced the missing duo, doctor Landy Rodriguez (a surgeon) and Herera Correas (physician).
According to the elders, negotiation talks for the release of the duo is reportedly said to be in top gear.
In an interview with a Voice of America (VOA) Journalist Harun Maruf, a Mandera elder, Mohamed Abdinur Gesey revealed that they were exploring culture and traditions to have the missing duo freed unconditionally.
"Regarding the abduction of Cuban doctors, I spoke to the Mandera elders and they told me they are trying to seek the release of the two doctors using customs and traditions. They’ve been told the doctors are held in El-Adde, an Al-Shabaab-controlled town in Gedo, Somalia," journalist Maruf wrote in his Twitter handle.
"One of the elders, Mohamed Abdinur Gesey, says they want to get the doctors released peacefully. He said the elders have reached out to their counterparts in Beled Hawo town on the other side of the border in Somalia to seek their support," the Mandera elder revealed.
Reports indicate that the abductees are being held in El Adde, Somalia.