The president of Colombia, Abelardo De la Espriella, reported this Wednesday on a "full deployment" of the Public Force with the aim of locating and freeing the wife of the mayor of Uribia, who was kidnapped during the early hours of the morning in the department of La Guajira, in an incident in which members of the ELN are preliminarily indicated.
"Full deployment of the Public Force to rescue the wife of the mayor of Uribia," the Colombian leader stressed in a message shared on social media, where he specified that the woman was abducted at 6:10 a.m. in this northern region of the country.
"From the first moment I ordered the full deployment of our Public Force and the activation of a lockdown plan to prevent the kidnappers from crossing the border and transferring the victim to Venezuelan territory," he has said. "I have ordered the use of all the State's capabilities to find out her whereabouts, rescue her safe and sound, and bring those responsible before Justice," he added.
De la Espriella has opted for caution by indicating that the authorities continue to "verify" who is behind the kidnapping, although he has acknowledged that "the first reports point to the participation of the ELN."
At the same time, the head of State has expressed his support for the mayor of Uribia and those close to him, conveying his backing "in these moments of anguish."