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Read this article and answer this question On 2 April, 2012, Mayor Jeffrey Lim of Salug, Zamboanga del Norte was kidnapped by ten armed men disguised as policemen. Lim was reportedly handed over to Abu Sayyaf. On 6 November, he was freed near Zamboanga City after payment of P1.3M  ransom. On 9 August, 2013, a Mindanao Pagadian Frontline report named a "Sehar Muloc" aka "Red Eye" as a suspect in the 2012 kidnapping of Mayor Jeffrey Lim. Abner Gumandol, alias Sehar Muloc and Red Eye, was said to be the leader of a criminal syndicate called the Muloc Group. Gumandol was arrested on 12 June 2016.
How many years after the kidnapping was Gumandol arrested?
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In order to answer this question, we need to find the difference in years between the kidnapping and Gumandol's arrest.

Step 1: Identify the date of the kidnapping.
The article mentions that Mayor Jeffrey Lim was kidnapped on 2 April, 2012.

Step 2: Identify the date of Gumandol's arrest.
The article states that Abner Gumandol, alias Sehar Muloc and Red Eye, was arrested on 12 June 2016.

Step 3: Calculate the difference in years between the two dates.
The kidnapping took place in 2012, and the arrest happened in 2016.

2016 - 2012 = 4 years

So, Gumandol was arrested 4 years after the kidnapping.
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