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| Bandits abducted over 30 residents of Eruku community during a church service |
ABUJA, Nov 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nigerian bandits who abducted over 30 residents of Eruku community during a church service on Tuesday have placed a ransom of N100m on each victim.
Some family members who were allegedly contacted by the daredevil bandits on the phone revealed this on Thursday.
The bandits, during the bloody attack on the Christ Apostolic Church (CAC), Eruku, in the Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State on Tuesday, killed three persons, abducted over 30 worshippers, and looted their valuables in the church during the service.
Olori Eta of Eruku, Chief Olusegun Olukotun, who confirmed the latest development on the ransom demand from the bandits, disclosed that four members of his family were among those whisked away.
He recounted that “he was inside the church with five relatives when the gunmen struck, but I managed to flee with one ward by jumping through a window at about 6:06 p.m.”
Olukotun said the abductors had already begun placing calls to different families.
“From what we gathered from the kidnappers’ camp, they have grouped the victims according to their relations and are now calling our people through each of the groups.
“Some people in the community have received calls from the kidnappers demanding N100m for each person, but as regards my own people, I have not received any call concerning them, so I am still waiting,” he stated.
The community leader also emphasised the urgent need for stronger security deployment in Eruku, a border town with Kogi State long vulnerable to criminal incursions.
He urged the government to upgrade the local vigilante outfit with modern defensive equipment capable of matching the firepower of the attackers. — NNN-AGENCIES
