The governor of Valle del Cauca, Dilian Francisca Toro, spoke of the kidnapping of Lyan José Hortúa Bonilla. The plagiarism was committed on May 3, 2025 in his home, located in the Potrerito district, in turn located in the municipality of Jamundí, in Valle del Cauca. Images realize how factions of the FARC dissidents broke into the house of the child and took it.
“Well, it is one of the things we have been saying, that it is so painful to see that a child is kidnapped by the dissidents of Jaime Martínez. It is that dissent that has it,” he said.
“There have been several routes, the humanitarian route where the UN (United Nations Organization), the Church, the Red Cross are in conversation. And it is, on the other hand, the State’s route, the Army, the Police. And the Prosecutor’s Office, in investigations,” added the governor of the Valle del Cauca.
“This is a violation of international humanitarian law. It should not touch an 11 -year -old boy, a child cannot be played,” added Dilian Francisca Toro. “Then I have been saying that you have to demand that Jaime Martínez make a gesture, at least humanitarian, and give the child safe and safe. In that we are, let’s see what happens,” he said.
From the moment of plagiarism, his family has lived an distressing situation, especially his mother, Angie Bonillawho has insistently asked the intervention of President Gustavo Petro to achieve his son’s return.
The situation becomes even more delicate because Lyan suffers from a respiratory condition that requires constant medical care, which increases concern for its state of health in captivity. Angie has publicly said that this experience is like “a death in life.”
The community has shown its support with demonstrations in different cities, especially in Cali, demanding the immediate liberation of the child. Various organizations, such as the UN verification mission and the Archdiocese of Cali, have offered their collaboration to facilitate humanitarian delivery.
The authorities have indicated alias Yogi bear, Booklet of the Jaime Martínez Front of the FARC dissidentsas the main responsible for kidnapping. The authorities have offered a reward of 200 million pesos for information that helps find the child.
Until now, the president, Gustavo Petro, has not issued a public statement on the case, which has generated criticism from several sectors. The reasons why they plagiarized him point, according to hypothesis, to an accidental event, since criminals sought to kidnap the child’s stepfather and, not finding him, took the child.
The first images show the time when the subjects arrived at the site and always pointing their weapons, were in total five criminals. After entering, they met Lyan’s mother and the house’s employee, whom they quickly threatened.
Some of the hooded men stayed on the first floor, while others went up to the second. There was the child’s stepfather along with a child of arms. When listening to what was happening, He did not hesitate to run and thus avoided being arrested, as one of the cameras caught.
This case has shaken the country and has highlighted the vulnerability situation faced by children in areas affected by the armed conflict. Citizens still expect the prompt liberation of Lyan and blunt actions from the State to protect minors.
